it's going to affect you and where you live in the next few hours. tragedy at sea. sleeping sailors killed in a collision. a new look this morning at the young lives lost. >> i mean, he had a great life ahead of him. you know what, he served our country. he did what he loved. i'm proud of him. good monday morning everyone. i'm angie goff. i'm chris lawrence. aaron and eun are off today. we're talking about severe weather today. damaging winds. all while we're under a flash flood watch. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is on the weather patio. he's out there to explain and chuck i mentioned to you when we walked in, it is warm and breezy. >> you bet. you'll notice the minute you go outside, you can hear it rippling across my microphone.

this morning. when it's this windy this early in the day, that tells me as a forecaster, there's a lot of wind energy aloft. we're going to be dealing with it later today. sun is up, a beautiful morning. it's breezy and warm. upper 70s to 80 degrees everywhere. nobody is escaping the mild start to the day. warm and breezy this morning. storms near i-81 early this afternoon. severe storms most likely between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. today. all types of severe weather in play. heavy rainfall. a flash flood up. the storms, slow moving, could put down several inches of rain in a short period of time. high winds and hail also a possibility. today's high, 87 degrees. the odds that you'll have to deal with raindrops today, 80%. some of the storms likely to be strong to severe. we'll keep you posted through this morning. first doug and tom will be here this afternoon. the nbc washington app to help you stay weather alert. time for first 4 traffic

melissa lmollet on a monday morning. >> chopper 4, looking quite good here, inner and outer loop of the beltway. love seeing the beltway nice and green. the only thing on the beltway, outer loop after pennsylvania avenue. disabled vehicle there along the right side of the roadway. wanted to give you that warning. as we zoom in eastbound, just before the bridge, disabled vehicle there causing some slowdowns the prince george's county. northbound 210 near palmer road. another disabled vehicle. that one reported still in the center of the roadway. we are seeing some delays headed inbound there as well this morning. charles county, northbound 4 at ponds wood road, a crash there this morning. we'll look at the travel times coming up. >> thank us, melissa. develop in virginia, a family in fairfax county devastated by the murder of

>> the 17-year-old nabra was on her way back to the adams center mosque when she got into a confrontation. police have not confirmed her identity but a family friend tells us this is indeed her picture. justin finch joins us live at her high school with more on the resources available for students today. this is a community -- i live close by, justin -- it's been in complete shock. >> reporter: angie, a very troubling story. crisis counselors will be on hand where that victim is reported to have been eye student. her family friends say she was looking very forward to celebrating ramadan on sunday with her friends on what they now fear was mer last day alive. here she is identified by loved ones as 17-year-old nabra. she was reported missing close to 3:00 a.m. on sunday.

darwin martinez torres is facing a murder charge. nabraa and torres got into an argument at dranesville road. she was leaving ramadan prayers and went to a nearby mcdonald's for food. at some point she was assaulted. her friends went back to the mosque and realized nabra was not there. remains matching hers were found in a pond near there. >> i can't say this is a hate crime award or racist or religion thing until they close the investigation and answer -- >> reporter: now, the investigation will determine the official cause of death and the official identification of the victim here again, fairfax police have not officially identified her at this time. also, too, we should learn if this will become an oic

that is the latest here. back in to you. >> thank you, justin. we're working to learn when the -- shadi najjar and artem ziberov were shot two weeks ago in montgomery village, one day before they were supposed to graduate from high school. the shooting may have been retaliation for an earlier drug-related robbery committed by najjar. his father says he doesn't think his son robbed anyone and has strong words for the suspected killer. >> i am glad they caught them. i hope they rot in hell. i hope god punish them in this life and the life after. >> now, police are still trying to piece all of this together and say they need people to come forward with information relating to the case

the tower fire in london. >> that's right. that breaking news, london police announcing 79 people now confirmed dead or missing from that high-rise fire. we do have live pictures to show you there of that burned-out structure. police just releasing that new number. up from 58. we just learned that mourners held a moment of silence. want to tell you the search and recovery operation still ongoing inside this 24-story building. those numbers could climb. back to you. >> thank you very much, molette. also developing this morning, the u.s. navy has identified all seven soldiers who were killed saturday morning when the uss fitzgerald collided off the coast of japan. the youngest was 19 years old. this happened saturday morning but a large portion of the crew was asleep. exactly what caused the

two of the soldiers have connections to our area. martin is from baltimore county and rigsby is from outside of charlottesville. rigsby graduated high school in fluvanna county and he served as a volunteer firefighter. this is hitting his community and colleagues very hard. one of the things they will miss about him the most is the time that they spent together 6789. >> i'm going to miss our snapchat sessions together. he was always sending me pictures of things he found in japan or -- i'm going to miss watching him play basketball. i mean, he's a good kid. he'd give you the shirt off his back for you. >> flags are flying at half-staff in the community to remember rigsby. also developing this morning, the u.s. responded to an attack on americans in a.

shooting down a syrian air force jet. the pentagon confirms it's the first time the u.s. has taken down an aircraft since the start of that civil war of the country. you're looking at file video of the conflict. the incident with the latest escalation between coalition and pro assad forces. >> picked a way to -- it will top president trump's agenda. he will meet with the president of panama this morning. they're expected to talk about several issues, including the fight against organized crime. the president will also host a roundtable and reception with technology industry leaders. also this morning -- >> we want to congratulate a guy who gofls better than me. brooks cope ka won the u.s. open. >> that's right, it's his first major. he came from behind to win the tournament yesterday. it was windy on the course. but he still was able to pull ahead. he's the 7th person in a row to win a

time. so good for him. his is a name i haven't heard of lately. congratulatio congratulations. this is being called the greatest wildfire tragedy in recent years. scores of people dead. kind out what sparked the flames and what's being done about it now. plus, a cell phone ban. say it isn't so. the law that could prevent your kids from spending too much time on their smartphones. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. weather alert day today. a quiet start to the day. sun is already up. it's breezy and warm now. that wind is bringing in increasing chances for strong to severe thunderstorms later this afternoon into this evening. i'll show you future weather and help you plan out your week coming up. look at that beautiful rainbow to get your day started in fairfax toint county.

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well, the hot weather this summer could affect you here at the airport. airlines say that flights could be delayed if there is extreme heat. happened to my husband yesterday. >> turns out the high temperatures make it harder for airplanes to take off. airlines say they're watching the forecast. chuck says we're expecting highs in the upper 80s. certainly are. upper 80s around here. if you're trying to fly out towards phoenix or las vegas, highs could be near 120 degrees in the desert southwest. that could cause delays for planes in and out of phoenix. around here, our flights this afternoon into this evening may also face weather delays. not because of temperature but because of the threat of severe storms. i'll show you future weather and five-day forecast coming up. chopper 4 over nice light volume right now. 270 southbound at the spur. you can see the montgomery county bus there. won't be headed out in the normal same way.

outer loop, disabled vehicle along the right side. that one is hanging around. travel times are coming up. thank you, melissa. 6:13. your commute might be slower if you take metro's red line. the surge is under way between shady grove and twinbrook. aimee cho will tell you how long it lasts coming up. they plan to take bill cosby back to court. the first trial ended in a mistrial. now he could face different charges. cosby has denied all the allegations. 62 people died in the massive forest fire that continues to burn in portugal. the flames have been raging about 120 miles outside of lisbon. people have been forced from their homes as firefighters work to control the flames. i'm molette green at the live desk. watching new video from a deadly scene out of london. the city on high alert after yet another suspected vehicle terror attack. take a look at

captured just moments ago. police have arrested a man they say plowed into worshippers leaving two mosques following evening prayers. one person was killed and others injured. back to you, chris. thank you, molette. a parent's worst nightmare came to life when a teenage boy was mauled to death by a bear. >> he's only 16. he was participating in a father's day run in alaska. the terrain is pretty rugged there. the teenager's friend say they lost him in the thick brush. during the race, the teenager sent his mom a message saying he was being chased by a bear. by the time rescue workers got to him, he was dead. they found his body a mile away from the main route. >> how do you respond to the family hearing news like that? >> it's devastating. >> i've been running in the mountains for 30 years and people come down off the trail and say they've run into a bear

other times it's really serious like this. >> we know that the trail is closed off this morning since the bear is still on the loose. >> this is a pretty good lesson in what not to do if you ever see a bear. a deputy? florida practically inviting one into his car. the good inning in this case, nobody was hurt. first the deputy talked to the bear and when it got close he opened up his car door. the florida fish and wildlife service says bears are unpredictable and some can consider eye contact aggressive. in this case, the deputy was lucky. the bear just walked away. >> they say the bears won't bother you if you aren't going after their cubs and all that. even though that one looked small, i'm locking the door >> the key word is unpredictable. chances are, your pre teen owns a cell phone. in colorado there's a campaign to stop kids under 13ro

spending too much time on their phones. >> we'd love your opinion on this. this is according to the daily collar. a proposed -- to ask the age of primary cell phone user before they make that sale. if a retailer does cell a phone, it's intended to be used by someone underage of 13, they could face a fine, like $500 after getting a warning. >> something to be aware of. the eyes of the political world will be focused on georgia tomorrow. that's because a special election for a hotly contested house seat could be a bellwether for the midterm next year. both candidates vying to win the seat that was held by tom price who is now the secretary of health and human services. we're covering the district right now. it wasn't the kind of father's day that one d.c. father was hoping for. >> an electrical issue sparked a fire at a home on massachusetts avenue near dee

northwest d.c. on sunday morning, adam et injer lives there with his family, well-known in the district for being trumt al in legalizing the possession of marijuana. said it started near the mini fridge in his daughter's room. >> my daughter lost everything in her room. she was pretty devastated. a home fire is o horrible. a horrible experience, really horrible. >> the good thing is no one was hurt in the fire. but it's not clear when the family is going to be allowed to move back in. a florida homeowner did not go down without a fight. a group of masked men with guns approached him. they ran inside and grabbed a machete. just grabbed it. chased the men off. that will do it. wow. by the time depp nis arrived, it was armed and detained. one of the robbers -- a machete.

>> sort of -- >> you have the little dog as backup. you see that? the chihuahua came in and said not at my house. >> you need your umbrella when you head out the door. >> did you see that live rainbow in the live shot? >> i did. have a little shower in fairfax. as a result, especially with the low sun angle, the low sun angles going through the shafts of moisture that caused the rainbows. there you have it. >> beautiful. >> we talk about rainbow, bam. our director is on it. that's a live picture from chopper 4 of a beautiful rainbow over fairfax county this morning. if that pot of gold is in your backyard, chuck told you about it first. so it's nice to share. >> clear start in washington this morning. we are keeping a very close eye on the forecast. four things to know about the next four days. severe thunderstorms likely this afternoon into this evening. lower humidity tomorrow and wednesday looks nice too.

thursday. warm and breezy this morning. thunderstorms near i-81 early this afternoon and severe storms close to i-95 in the d.c. metro area 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. before the lower humidity moves in. also, a chance for some heavy rain coming underneath the storms as well. a flash flood watch has been issued for the d.c. metro area between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. that's right around the timing for the storm chances. temperatures in the upper 70s already this morning. 87 today. still warm tomorrow. but lower humidity the next two days. it will feel nicer before we heat back up again on thursday. there's the shower right there on top of northern fairfax county. right on the potomac. everything in great falls, that's where the little rainbow is. much more coverage of storms out there. even thunderstorms in southern west virginia now. that's all part of that impulse of energy that's coming

you plan that out. under enhanced risk for severe weather around the city for today. marginal changes in the shenandoah valley. after 1:00 or 2:00, here's 2:00 p.m., storms lining up along the blue ridge. by 5:00 this afternoon, lines of thunderstorms coming right here through washington and out towards the bay. stay weather alert today. download your nbc washington app with our interactive radar feature. stay ahead of the storms and we dry it out. storm possible on friday. let's go to first 4 traffic. >> a couple of things on the rails to mention. this red line situation is well under way for the first weekday. shady hill and rockville stations closed between the -- an issue on the blue line because of a malfunction at king street. i had to show you this again. chopper 4 with the rainbow in the distance. they're shooting towards

prettier than the roads. the roads right now really not any major issues. outer loop, disabled vehicle there. still along the right side as we zoom in. eastbound, southeast, southwest freeways before they -- still have to to say. disabled vehicle there as well. blocking the center of the roads, a bit of a delay there. travel times coming up. the take a good look at the surveillance video. it captures the man who has a virginia community own on edge. plus, are you prepared for an nj. the checklist for you and your kids that can make all the difference when ev er

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this is an everyday concern. dr. newman is head of children's national here in d.c. he's been practicing for 30 years. he shared some child care checklist items with our own doreen gentzler. >> being prepared before your child has an emergency is key. >> if you have a plan head of time, like you would have a plan if there's a fire, do the same thing for the child. >> here's the checklist. know the location of the emergency room nearest your home that treats children. not just the one closest to your home. but also close to school and close to your children's camp. know if your children's hospital is covered by your health insurance plan. know what types of services are covered for your child in an emergency. not all of them are. for example, does your health insurance plan cover the cost of an ambulance? if you can't get to an e.r. that treats children, you should ask for a

that's especially true when it comes to broken bones or concussio concussions. growing bones and brains are different than adults. they need special care. tomorrow, we'll have dr. newman's insight on caring for your child's emotional well-being. >> doreen gentzler reporting there. the doctor has a new book out that he wrote. it's called healing children about his experiences treating children and their families. to find out more, go to our nbc washington company in light of the cheg shal season, we're looking at the shooting in the delray community. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it feels like florida outside this morning. warm and humid and breezy. we're going to be dodges thunderstorms, some of which

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now on "news4 today," i a teenager vanished, murdered after prayer service. the crime that has a local muslim community on edge. road to recovery. the attack at a congressional baseball practice. a new sign that things could be improving. a weather alert day. it may not look like it now, but there is a line of severe storms marching our way. that heavy rain is still a few hours away. it's going to have a major impact on your day. >> boy, already, a hot and steamy morning. also breezy. the heavy rain right in the middle of the afternoon rush hour. that's when we can expect t take a look at the radar as chuck joins us with another look at the threat and timing of it all. hey, chuck. >> the wind is howling out here this morning. southwest winds 10 to 30 miles per hour. now that's all

that's bringing the humid and the unstable air in and that's the air mass that's going to lead us to a severe weather chance today that is a pretty looking start to the day. it's a weather alert day. high winds and hail all possible this afternoon. you want to have your storm team 4 nbc washington weather app downloaded, ready to go. quieter weather tomorrow. gusty wind and hail. heavy rain a possibility. each a slight chance for a tornado as well. heavy rain threat is high enough. the weather service has issued a flash flood watch for the d.c. metro area from 3:00 until 9:00 p.m. today. it is a warm one, though. we're already at 80 degrees here in washington. high today 87. check of future weather and the ten-day forecast in a few minutes. this florida feel will lead to strong thunderstorms later this afternoon. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. it's not quite -- still refreshing when you head outside this morning. chopper 4 right now over 66 here

inbound parkway, after alabama avenue, brand new crash reported there. southeast freeway before the case spread. disability vehicle >> new problem southbound near 175. disabled vehicle there. new crash rorped southbound 270 after urbana. the beltway looks okay. remember blue line delays because of that problem at king street. overall, no maj josh ior issues travel times. >> thank you, melissa. these are the top stories we're following this morning. there are a lot of questions surrounding the violent murder of a teenage girl from reston. she was killed after a confrontation with a man in sterling on sunday morning. the girl's friends say the confrontation happened as they were walking back to their mosque for a prayer service. as a matter of fact, they haven't confirmed her identity. but a family friend

police found her body 12 hours later a rong with a baseball bat and darwin martinez torres for this murder. a van plowed into a group of people in london. it targeted muslims outside a mosque. they're treating it as another terror case. the navy has identified seven sailors killed saturday morning when a destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of japan. two of the sailors are from our area. xavier martin and dakota rigsby in palmyra, virginia. 6:34. things in the delray community, alexandria, starting to get normal after the cutie. at the congressional baseball practice. >> there is encouraging news on the conditions of those victims. molette green is in the newsroom with more. what are you hearing? >> chris and an angie, people living in the delray community are stillai

that was the site of that shooting to reopen. but nearly a week after shooting, people are happy they can once again enjoy the things they're used to doing. >> i feel good because i feel like there's no more danger and it's open. >> going to be like back to normal. >> we're coming today because we want to check in -- we have friends who work here, how they've been. >> lobbyists matt mika remains in the hospital. he could still leave icu. a heartfelt message was pointed to the house, steve scalise. the greatest joy is being a father to his children. it goes on to encourage all of us to "take the time to be close to the ones love." the congressman is in serious condition. that's the latest. back to you now. >> molette, thank you. first on 4:00, we want to show you new video related to a sexual assau i

take a close look if you can. you can see the suspect walking up to the north, singles to someone to walk in. the video was taken at the atrium condos an key boulevard. the suspect knock on several doors afterwards before convincing one woman to open her day and forcing him inside. he said he was a maintenance man and that story continues to rot will someone to this day. it has been a long slow slog and commuters have been waiting a year. >> right now, we're in the final days of the last, the very last surge. today is the first weekday commute during the surge on the red line. news 4's aimee cho up early joining us live from the metro station with a look at how you can freep. what do we need to know aimee? >> reporter: angie, chris, good morning. if you take the red line, this next surge may effectou

shadyville and rockville are shut down. there are free shuttle buses. you should try to avoid the stations and instead, start your trip at either twin brooks, light flipt and grove ner. this is the first say tax surge. finally in the homestretch here. wee spoke to a relieved rider. >> wait, wait. for real. can't wait for it to be done. >> reporter: you may also see delays on other parts of the red line this week. for more information about all your transportation options, you can head over to the nbc washington app. just search safetrack. live at the shady grove metro station. back to you. >> thanks, aimee. double murder arrestst, he killed him one day for their operation and the details about

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6:41 on a monday morning. a storm team 4 weather alert day. warm and breezy for now. storms start to develop as early as lunchtime today. there's a real chance for strong to severe thunderstorms in the d.c. metro

even the possibility of a tornado warning may have to be issued later today. stay weather alert. ten-day forecast coming right up. taking a look at the roads. chopper over inbound at the mixing bowl. the normal delays headed inbound. actuali issue there. that slowdown 270 southbound after a ban -- we have a crash reported there. beltway is okay. travel times straight ahead. thanks, necessity lmelissa. a plane shot down. the u.s. response to an attack overseas much the action that even the pentagon says is a first. some say president trump is on the defense. but not according to his lawyer. the new action you'll see in the russia investigation. >> reporter: a virginia high school is grieving a classmate killed over the

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a threat of severe storms, heavy rain and flooding. turn on the alerts on the nbc washington app as we track the storms hour by hour. the guy got hit in his head. he was standing looking at the guy like this. >> london attack. pedestrians run down near a mosque and police on high alert. >> it's just scary. a lot of people, especially in the month of ramadan. people coming to pray. >> distraught and devastated. families learned that someone killed a missing teen. now they turn to the suspect and the motive for murder. the russia investigation. more testimony expectkxpected o capitol hill. now president trump's lawyer wants to set the record straight. >> there's not an investigation of the president of the united states, period. this morning, a virginia family wants to know why did their 17-year-old daughter,

>> friends say nabra was on the way back to the moss okay when she got into a deadly confrontation. justin finch is live in reston where they are classmates are about an hour away from coming back to school. justin? >> reporter: chris, good morning. this will, no doubt, be a very difficult day here at south lake high where the victim is said to be a student. that's why crisis counselors will be on hand today. here's another look at who we're told the victim is. 17-year-old nabra, identified by family friends. she was reported missing about 3:00 a.m. on sunday and remains believed to be hers were found in a pond near a complex that happens to be home to the suspect in the case. 22-year-old darwin martinez torres. he's facing a charge of murder. witnesses say that nabra and torres got into an argument early sunday morning. he was in his car, the area of

while nabra and her friends were on foot heading to a mosque. they went to a mcdonald's for food and during that confrontation, nabra was assaulted. her friends ran back to the mosque and realized she was gone. an autopsy will determine the official cause of death and her official identification as well. the muslim student here are planning a vigil in her honor. back to you. >> justin finch for us. thank you. meanwhile, we continue to learn more about the three men who will appear in court for the murder of two montgomery county teens. you may remember shady najjar and artem ziberov. sherp shot and killed two weeks ago. the shooting may have been retaliation for an earlier drug-related robbery committed kirsten dunce the the begield indicate walsh 13

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we're three steps up out of five on the scale. marginal chance for severe weather in the shenandoah valley. enhanced risk in and around the city. here's future weather. nothing more than a passing shower before lunch. look at this. 2 upon 30 this afternoon, a line of thunderstorms developing west of the city. between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m., likely to have strong to severe storms. here are four things to know on this monday. coming up avilan done. good morning, i'm landon dowdy we're losing ground for the competition. the giant's share of the the u.s. markets from 84% to 77% last month. that's according to a report by research firm second measure. a series of scandals at the company and the announcen

of absence. guys, back to you. >> thank you, landon. now the four things to keep in mind. after the violent murder of a 17-year-old from reston, virginia, the competition -- nbc washington app for details and updates on this investigation. president trump is expected to meet the president of panama in the white house later today. he is also going to talk with technology and industry leaders. the "today" show is going to have more coming up. plan for delays on metro's red line today. this is the first commuting day during the final safetrack safety surge. buses will replace trains between shady grove and twinbrook. follow aimee cho on twitter for ways to avoid the slowdowns. amazon is changing the way we shop for groceries. it is buying whole foods. coming up on the "today" show, we'll see how that move could impact you, your money, even your

day today. have our nbc washington app downloaded, ready to go. severe storms most likely between 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. that afternoon/evening commute could be a messy one and flights out later today, too, could be delayed. if you have the ability to leave early, do that. >> change your flight. we want to thank you for spending parts of your monday morning with us here on "news4 today." we have the "today" show for you coming up next. see you in 25 minutes. we'll be back with more on the weather alert, traffic and breaking news.

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good morning. breaking news. yet another terror attack in london. a van plowing into a crowd of worshipers, leaving a london mosque. at least one person dead, ten others injured. >> there was >> this was an attack on london and all londoners. er >>s. the suspect was obtained bs witnesses and investigation ti e underway. we're lye at the scene. what went wrong, u.s. navy dentf identifies theie seven sailors n killed what their destroyer collided with a container ship off the coast of japan as new e questions are raised about whate ledw to that tragic crash. breaking overnight, a u.s. t fighter jet shoots down a syrian war plane, the first time the o u.s. has engaged in