joins a race that includes many familiar names. naacp leader, alex ross, state senator richard matalino junior, representative john gelaney. we will bring you more as the morning continues. once again, prince georges county executive throwing his name into the race for governor in 2018. >> we'll follow that through the day here on news4 and on nbcwashington.com. look at the beautiful scene. summer is under way. seems like it has been under way for awhile. summer solstice took place at 12:24 this morning. we're off to a relatively nice start. good morning, i'm eun yang. >> i am chris lawrence.

look who's back. >> it was a wonderful experience, it was great to be back in south korea, i hadn't within back in 20 years. a completely different country. incredible to see. this is the hahn river in seoul. i took this because it is fun to show the kids. this is a temple, site of the winter games. that's at the top of the ski jump. very high. if you're afraid of heights, can't do it. there's lansing in the middle who accompanied me, the photojournalist, worked so hard at getting these stories we'll be excited to share with you from now to february before the winter games to give you a slice of life, what to expect, that's the hockey venue. it is ready. they're set to go.

first day of summer. i can't believe it. >> we'll see what's in store with sheena who is headed outside and then check in with melissa for the morning commute. we can't wait to see you. i'm outside the studio, sprinklers are close to hitting me, i told the producer, they're hitting my feet already. we are fine out here. a mild start to the morning. first official day of summer. it will be warm again. 72 degrees in the district. 65 in manassas. 63 in clinton. it is warm in some areas. look at the temperatures through the day, in the mid-80s by lunchtime, keep on rising after that. now taking a look at the eastern half of the country. i'm showing you this. this sprinkler is getting close. showing you this picture because tropical storm cindy in the gulf of mexico is bringing us rain by id

on friday rain. hopefully my feet aren't too wet when we get inside. good morning. >> find you some flip flops. beltway at saint barnabas road, let me take a look. at this point, yes, inner loop at saint barnabas, the crash blocks the left lane. not much slow down at the inner loop or outer loop. through prince georges county, bottom of the beltway, french avenue, pennsylvania avenue, everything good there. we'll keep an eye on the beltway problem, be back in a few minutes. >> thank you, melissa. 5:03. people across the country call for justice for a teenager killed in our area. her family will gather for a traditional muslim prayer service as funeral services

17-year-old nabra hassanen will take place this afternoon in sterling. nabra's violent murder fueling strong response from people who knew her and even those who did not. >> since yesterday, vigils for the high schooler happening in cities across the country, from los angeles to orlando, boston and more. all of them expecting to hold vigils. justin finch is live outside the mosque nabra attended with her family. is that where they're going to hold the funeral service, justin? >> reporter: chris, that's right. nabra hassanen, the family bracing for an emotional service this afternoon. the grief felt far and wide. crowds gathered for a rally in nabra's memory tuesday at dupont ci.

place. fairfax county police believe the teen was beaten to death sunday, first attacked as she walked back to ramadan services at the adam center mosque. an argument between a group of friends and torrez is believed to have prompted the attack, lead the investigation to lean on road rage as a potential cause in this case. investigators now say no motive is off the table. >> we know there's a technical thing of the law says this and police probably have to move strictly according to the facts. the muslim community and adams center also has to address how people feel. we know people may feel this is a hate crime, or be outraged and we're dealing with that. >> reporter: that funeral set for 1:30 today. a vigil in her honor is planned for 6:30 in weston. back to you.

>> all right. thank you. images from solidarity and prayer vigils coming in on social media. those vigils as we said have been happening across the country. many people using justice for nabra. today, the united states could make a decision, a big decision about north korea. officials from the white house are meeting with chinese leaders later today and they'll be talking about otto warmbier, the uva student who died. >> angie goff is at the live desk with what we're learning about what happened to him. angie? >> reporter: this is the thing, there's no official conclusion on how warmbier died while being detained in north korea for trying to steal a propaganda poster during a trip abroad last year. this is video we want to share from a vigil held to honor him. happened at uva where he attended school. his parents declined an autopsy at this point. the 22-year-old died less

north korea and was in a state of a coma. we know a public funeral for warmbier will happen thursday at the high school he attended in cincinnati, ohio. i am angie goff at the live desk. republican karen handel headed to capitol hill, beat jon ossoff in the special election in georgia. it drew national attention, becoming the most expensive house race in u.s. history. esque -- he is being considered an icon. jim graham's body will lie in repose noon to five at the wilson center. the next day, viewing and service at all souls unitarian church. he was a staunch advocate for gay rights and pioneer for funding hiv research. peop

encouraged to wear bow ties as a tribute. members of congress once again take to the field to raise money for charity. this time the women, the ninth annual congressional women's softball game gets under way 7:00 p.m. at the watkins recreation center in d.c. it pits members of congress against the women of d.c. press core to raise money and awareness for women with breast cancer. it is on track to be sold out. one week after a man opened fire at a congressional baseball practice in alexandria, the field where it happened is back open. a look at how it is bringing the community together in a few minutes. right now, police want her home, so does her family. hoping this photo can bring her home. she's 16 years old, lives on ridge line drive. call police if you've seen her. she is not the only young girl missing in maryland. a family concerned about their daught

she was last seen tuesday. she's 13 years old. angie goff is back at the live desk with extreme heat out west and what it peeps for you. yikes, angie. >> reporter: doesn't look like any relief is in sight. another day of extreme temperatures. anyone or any of you that might have plans to go to and from the west, talking about southern california, nevada, las vegas, phoenix, you could be impacted by this. temperatures remain in the 120s throughout parts of the area. places i mentioned. scorching temperatures are causing massive power outages, really effecting travel. dozens of flights yesterday were cancelled because of conditions. they expect delays and cancellations today as well. says heat warnings in place now, and other concerns continue to grow, includes roads that can buckle as well as threat of wildfires. back to

>> thank you. well, won't see temperatures like that at home. still warm out there. >> still pretty warm, no 100s in the forecast at all. today is the first day of summer. going to feel like it this afternoon. temperatures this morning mild, this afternoon looking at the upper 80s. coming up, i'll show you if tropical storm cindy could be impacting our weather this week. that's straight ahead. a burglar broke into his home but that's not all. who a west virginia man found in his bed as he surveyed the ransacked house. are hate crimes higher in a certain part of our area than others? a story you'll see only

you high right now. >> no. i don't know what happened. >> as if getting your home broken into isn't scary enough, imagine finding the burglar asleep in your bed. that's what happened in putnam county county, west virginia. the homeowner says he was recording damage when he realized he wasn't alone. deputies identified the man as stacy foster. he faces charges for burglary and destruction of

>> like goldilocks and the three bears in real life. >> i would be screaming running out of the house if someone was sleeping in my bed. 5:14. look at the pretty sky. >> here's some of the other top stories we're working on. the judge that presided over bill cosby's sexual assault trial will decided to whether to identify the jurors in that case. during a hearing, lawyers for several media outlets argue their names should be made public, while prosecutors and defense attorneys want names to remain sealed so they can select an impartial jury for the expected retrial. the judge declared a mistrial after they deadlocked. mr. cosby denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. security high at rail stations in belgium after they shot and killed a suspected suicide bomber in a brussels train station yesterday. no one else was hurt. officials say the suspect was from morocco and was not wanted for any terror offenses. a federal judge approved a settlement in

suit filed by michael brown's family. he was killed three years ago by a police officer in ferguson, missouri in death of the unarmed teenager, set off months of violent protests. terms of settlement between the family and city haven't been released. the officer involved in the shooting was never charged with a crime. we're also getting a look at new video of another shooting, but involving a white police officer killing a black man in minnesota. >> officer yanez was acquitted in the death of castille. angie goff in the newsroom has more. >> reporter: this has been a big story all this week since that acquittal. we know that protests had followed that court decision and this is also what we received. new video from the court in fact, castille was pulled over last july you might recall and then shot. take a

>> don't pull it out! >> and we warned you this is disturbing video from the police dash cam. officer believed he had a gun and was reaching for it. the officer said not to reach for it, as you heard. inside the car, his girlfriend was streaming this entire encounter on facebook live. she said he was going for his license, you can hear her say he was reaching for his id. that's philando castille's family planning to file a lawsuit. >> thank you. 5:16. only on news4, looking at the rising number of hate crimes in d.c. it is a deep dive into data given to us by the d.c. police department. crimes against people because of their sexual orientation continues to be the number one reported hate

data shows a new trendy merging. alarming increase of people with ethnicity and political affiliation. so far, there have been five this year. we talked to the director of human rights about the this trend. >> the first thing we want to do is encourage people to call 911 if they see something that's troubling. if they're not sure if there's a symbol of hate or something in the community that looks wrong, looks off. >> we have an interactive map let's you look up every hate crime in your neighborhood. head to nbc washington app and search hate crimes. could the key to d.c. state hood be as simple as changing a few names? that's what d.c. councilman is hoping. he introduced a bill that would upgrade names of elected leaders to state equivalent. for example, the mayor would become governor, d.c. council would become legislative assembly, and council members

d.c. would stand for doub less commonwealth. has five supporters on the council. a newborn giraffe in maryland is improving this morning. they posted this video to the facebook page showing the little guy. zookeepers say he was born last week and not nursing, he ended up needing plasma transfusion because supplements weren't helping as much as they needed to. vets keeping a close eye on him, say he is slowly gaining weight. >> is this the giraffe we were spying on forever? >> no, different giraffe, that's april. april is done with cameras, listen, don't bring the camera near me again. >> love watching giraffes. have you ever fed one? >> the tongues are a little scary. >> and they say don't pet the

they don't like it. don't pet a giraffe. don't pet the pandas either. probably not allowed to do that. here's a live look outside on the first day of summer. shaping up to be a nice one. as we go through the day, mix of sun and clouds for first day of summer. feel like summer, too. temperatures close to 90 in areas this afternoon. tomorrow, more hot and humid. by friday, watching remnants of what is tropical storm cindy currently in gulf of mexico. that looks to be moving our way. not as a tropical storm but leftover rain impacting part of the area. weakened shower chances in the forecast. temperature wise, in the mid to upper 60s. 72 in the district. comfortable if exercising. keep in mind by lunchtime in the mid-80s. clouds in the area, mostly south and east of the district. that's where we find rain to the south and east. this is all going to wrap

remnants and move toward us as we go into friday. we're watching this system closely. future weather showing us pretty much staying dry through the day today. that rain chance is increasing. by friday, there you see it. tomorrow could be 94 degrees. watching remnants of tropical storm cindy. weakened shower chances saturday. the extended forecast coming up. let's check the roads. couple of problems in prince georges county, still have a crash blocking the left lane. the camera not showing it the best. that's the closest thing we have. not seeing delays on the beltway. clinton, woodyard road at richardson, lanes blocked both directions because of a crash. 295 at suitland parkway. beginning a paving project. the rest of prins georges county. if you w

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breaking news on "news4 today." new addition in the race for maryland governor, someone you probably already know. new details in from baker's campaign. a neighborhood field reopens a week after a shooting that targeted congressmen. the touching tribute to officers that protected everyone that day. behair ware of frauds, a ma accused of impersonating police. second time today we're bringing a warning. we begin this morning with a live look across the area on the first official day of summer. pretty picture out there. the sun making its way up for the longest day of the year. sunset isn't until 8:37 tonight, so you can take advantage of all of the sunlight. >> yeah, especially when

are this long. >> good morning to you. i am eun yang. >> and i am chris lawrence. >> melissa mollet has a check of the commute. first, sheena parveen is outside with storm team 4 forecast. how is it feeling? >> feels fantastic. a beautiful start to first day of summer. feels wonderful. i don't know if you can see the thermometer. it says 72 degrees. this is old. there are spider webs on the back. don't touch it. i have to wash my hands. temperatures are comfortable. 72 in the district. 68 in clinton. here's how the first day of summer will shape up, really nice. 7:00 a.m., 74 degrees. by noon, 85. by 4, 88 degrees. humidity will be comfortable. a mix of sun and clouds. by end of the week, we could be talking about remnants of tropical storm cindyn

of mexico bringing us some rain so i will show you that forecast and the timing of that coming up. let's check the roads this wednesday morning. a crash on the shoulder. never impacted the beltway. still looking good. in clinton. woodyard at richardson. lanes blocked both ways because of a crash there. southbound 95 after route 1, spotsylvania, left lane getting by. northbound 95 in virginia is slow approaching quantico. no problem on 66. a look at 270. we can't wait for change, we have to make it happen. join us. >> prince george's county executive is running

governor. >> we have the latest on the breaking news. >> reporter: good morning to you. the race for maryland governor grows by one this morning. >> everything that's supposed to be up is up, everything that's supposed to be down is down. every day i live by the words my father taught me. if you see something wrong and you think you can do better, don't just complain, do something. >> this morning, prince george's executive baker formally tosses his hat in the ring in hopes of adding to his public service career, a career spanning 25 years. he will be out later this morning in lexington market. later this evening at the gaylord national resort, first day on the campaign trail. the field is a crowded

meanwhile, governor larry hogan seeking a second term in hopes of being the first republican to be able to do so in the state of maryland in more than 60 years. live in prince george's county, erica gonzales, back to you. >> thank you. 5:34. back to angie goff at the live desk with breaking news in northeast washington. what's going on? >> reporter: you can see in this video, that investigator trying to figure out why a woman was shot in the northeast overnight. you're looking at video of the investigation under way in the 700 block of 51st street. we are still making calls, waiting for word on the woman's condition. also they have yet to identify who she is. so far, no arrests in this case have been made. we'll continue to follow up. our other top stories. a funeral prayer service will be held today for the teenager who was killed walking to a fair fax county mosque.

morning. police say she was killed in an act of road rage. people across the country are demanding her death be investigated as a hate crime. justin finch will have more on rallies for justice coming up in a live report. last night, university of virginia community held a vigil for otto warmbier, the student that died days after being released from north korea. coming up, more on the u.s.'s plan for action. it was one week ago today when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice and today the fbi and other law enforcement agencies will hold a news conference to share what they though so far. ♪ for the land of the free. >> meanwhile, baseball returned to eugene simpson baseball park in alexandria, the site of last week's

several including steve scalise were injured. it brought the community closer together, rejecting hate and embracing the love of baseball. >> it was really nice, trying to spread the joy after what happened, about how sad i was. >> i'm actually really glad to be here, i felt bad for all the people and families hurt in this. >> the ninth annual congressional women's game gets under way in d.c. that pits members of congress against women of the d.c. press corp to raise money and awareness for young women with breast cancer. a fake officer is off the street. he was arrested after trying to impersonate a police officer. police say ross activated his emergency lights on his vehicle in effort to get other drivers to move out of his way. and he is not alone. they're on the lookout for a different impersonator, that o

fled from officers sunday night. commuting chaos. what would it take for you to walk to work? the delays so bad one man ditched his train underground. and amazon's new plan to make getting dressed even easier. details on the program

check out this junld ground explosion. a steam pipe exploded a block from camden yards. windows were broken, cars covered in layers of debris. police say nothing criminal led to that blast. next time you feel fed up with metro, be glad court reporter not commuting in new york city. >> between the issues with the subway system and long island railroad, the new york governor calling it the summer of agony. just take a look at this video. har hard to make out. one man climbed out of this subway train underground. thought it would be easier to walk to work, even if it was along the tracks. needless to say, the mta says this is pretty dangerous. >> delays left people stranded 20 minutes between stops, not good. she's a

now she's been taken from her children. coming up, why a woman with no criminal record was detained and deported. 17-year-old nabra hassanen is being laid to rest today as members of her mosque speak out and vigils in her honor being held across the country. we're live. good morning. it is the first day of summer and it's really a nice start to the day. this afternoon will feel like summer. also talking about tropical storm cindy in the gulf of mexico. we could be seeing rain by end of the week. i'll show you timing coming up. we're going to talk about the beltway to 70. take a look at travel times coming up. are your kids obsessed with fidget spinners? a toy organization has a new warning t

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as a local teen is laid to rest. details on demands and funeral plans. i am at the live desk breaking news about uber. why its founder is saying good-bye to the company he formed and what it means for your future rides. if you can't figure out what to wear, amazon wants to help you with that outfit. more on the new shopping option, no strings attached. nabra hassanen's violent murder spurring strong response from people that knew her and those that did not. that's a top story. more vigils are planned to honor the murdered teen. >> justin finch is live outside the mosque she attended. is that where the funeral will be held? >> reporter: that's right. at

for the funeral service. rallies calling for justice in her name from coast to coast. from l.a. to boston to d.c. and cities in between, justice for nabra rallies were held tuesday. we know more are planned. dupont circle was the backdrop for a vigil yesterday. many gathered there are concerned it is not pursued as a hate crime. they believe road rage played a role in her death. they say no motive is off the table. adams center mosque leadership with nabra's father say they hope her loss sparks some kind of change. >> he is saying that he want to have the community to express love always to one another, regardless of religion, ethnicity or race. >> torrez accused of beating her and leaving her body in a

it followed an argument between nabra's group of friends and torrez as they walked to the mosque sunday. torrez was driving before the confrontation, and again, road rage is a suspected trigger. no motive is off the table. at 6:30, another vigil in memory of nabra. back to you. >> justin finch, thank you. images from solidarity, prayers, vigils coming in on social media. take a look here. the vigils have been happening across the country. many people using the hash tag justicefornabra. and an online petition asking police to investigate her death as a hate crime. lawmakers on capitol hill gear up for another showdown over health care. >> republicans expected to unveil a draft of their plan tomorrow. tracie potts is live

hil hill. >> reporter: will your premiums go up, the congressional budget office have to look at that. they are pushing for that next week. and what is going to happen with medicaid. it was expanded under obamacare, including in many republican states. lawmakers want to know before they vote how quickly they want to scale back what the government is investing in medicaid. this is government health insurance for poor families, for working families. the state has to pick up the tab. some states say they can't afford to pick up the tab. the devil is in the details, and those details should tart to roll out over the next 24 hours. >> tracie potts. thank you. 5:48. she became the face of immigration reform battle in our area. this morning, we learn the mother of two

immigration and customs enforcement moved her to el salvador last week. she was arrested by border patrol agents in 2006 and judge ordered her removed but that order was never enforced. now she has two children who are u.s. citizens. mendez regularly checked in with i.c.e. officials after cited for a traffic violation in 2013. last month they detained her. an advocacy group says it clouds the future of millions of law abiding immigrants across the country. angie goff at the live desk. uber ceo kalanick has resigned. stepping down after mounting pressure from big investors. telling "new york times" he loves uber more than anything. he has accepted their request to resign to avoid being a

company's board of directors. chris? >> thank you very much. and the company is making things better for drivers. campaign called 180 days of change. here's what it means for you. you won't have as long to can sell rides if you change your mind, just two minutes instead of five. you're also able to tip your uber driver down the road. check out this brand new video now. the heat is so bad out west, officials believe it derailed a train. they say temperatures around 120 degrees buckled the tracks at a town in california. this was a cargo train that derailed and started to leak fuel. that's really hot. area leaders are warning this can be deadly and cause big problems to anyone trying to travel west. airlines are

because the heat is too intense for planes, they have trouble taking off in that high heat. if driving, there are reports of sidewalks and roads buckling from the heat. extreme temperatures are supposed to last through end of the week as well. >> really hot. i was in california for a wedding on my way back to main land, but it was very hot. we were in napa. they said it was too hot in napa. they're not used to it. so go to the wine making and all of this -- >> i'm glad i came back to first day of summer. it will feel fantastic. another warm day today. we're hotter tomorrow, hotter and a little more humid. going to end of the week, watching a tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. that's tropical storm cindy. looks like remnants of it will be moving our

also some weakened rain chances. currently, nice outside, 72 degrees. very comfortable. the sun is coming up. notice warm air taking place through the day. 64 in gaithersburg. 64 in manassas. 63 in winchester. clouds mostly south and east of the district where the rain still is. so the cold front that moves through that brought us storms the other day, cleared us out yesterday, it is still stalled to the south. part of the reason why is we have this tropical storm in the gulf of mexico holding on to it. it's going to slide up the eastern seaboard, the moisture with it, that will be impacting us going into friday. not getting a tropical storm but getting remnants of it in the form of showers and thunderstorms. today, mostly dry across the area. tomorrow mostly dry, can't rule out a couple of late day showers. not a big

friday, tropical moisture is mof moving in. 94 tomorrow, more humidity friday. more humid. going into the weekend, rain chances saturday. sunday looks good. monday we have rain. then it looks good for the rest of the week. check the wednesday commute. how are the roads looking? >> good morning. taking a look at the roads, you can see chopper 4 at the beltway. and saint barnabus cleared there, not seeing that on the camera. the rest of the beltway looks good. inbound 295 is slow. still have this reported, lanes blocked because of that crash on metro. silver, blue, orange line delays both ways. just kicked in. traffic problem outside federal enter southwest. reminder, shady grove and red

buses. 270 looks good. maryland is quite clear. 66 inbound, 95 northbound and virginia not bad. listen to wtop, 103.5 in your car. new this morning, if you wonder where your tax dollars are going, the pentagon wasted $28 million in the past decade buying uniforms for the afghan army. coming out of us arch today. the sticking point over a woodland camouflage pattern only appropriate for a small part of the country. the afghan defense minister picked it over free camouflage schemes, wicswitching would sav $71 million. it is a headache you often have. you'll love amazon's newest offer. landon dowdy joins us with

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baker for governor. a look at the already overcrowded race. back to baseball. a neighborhood shut down after a shooting tragedy. we'll show you its brand new look. and welcome to summer. warm weather sticking around for the first day of summer. when it is heating up more in your storm team 4 forecast. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> i am chris lawrence in for aaron. happy first day of summer. erika gonzales has more on baker's announcement. first getting you ready to go out the door. check in with sheena parveen and melissa mollet. good morning. >> good morning. i'm outside

front lawn section. it is a beautiful start to this first day of summer. it feels fantastic. we have a nice light breeze. mix of sun and clouds in the upper 80s. 71 in the district. 66 in leesburg, 63 in clinton. 70 in fredericksburg. parts of the area south and east of the district will see more cloud cover. humidity is still comfortable today. now it is going to be tomorrow and friday when humidity increases. we have a tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. cindy. you see the arrows pointing our direction because by end of the week we expect remnants of that and gulf moisture to move our way. looking at rain and thunderstorms by friday because of it. i will show you the timing coming up. let's check the commute with melissa mollet. good morning. good morning. a reminder, silver, blue orange line delays both directions, track problem outside federal center southwest.