just across the street last week. the pastor at the house of praise says fitzgerald's passing has been difficult on his congregation. >> she will always be remembered. she was the heart of deanwood. >> the funeral is scheduled for this coming saturday. one person has been charged with fitzgerald's murder. this morning, firefighters are still trying to douse hotspots in a deadly fire in northwest d.c. on sunday, investigators discovered a man's body. they haven't learned the identity but they found the body in the same room where the fire may have started. it caught fire before 3:00 a.m. saturday. firefighters had to carry children down ladders as adults climbed out of the windows. five firefighters and a resident were injured. but they're all doing okay. at least 200 people had to find temporary

friends say coach leonard schultz was the kind of person you wanted your kids to look up to. the beloved coach and special ed teacher was killed in a traffic accident over the weekend. students who need support can meet with counselors. on saturday, a box truck ran into the -- the two were trying to secure a boat to the back of their truck when they were hit. schultz's nephew is still in critical condition this morning. the driver of the box truck has been charged with reckless driving. turning now to prince george's county. maryland governor larry hogan is call for a full investigation into the school system. whistle blowers say they have evidence that grades were changed to boost graduation rates. hogan asked the maryland state board of education to investigate. school ceo kevin maxwell released a statement saying, "there has been no systemic effort to promote students in

graduation requirements in order to inflate our graduation rates." maxwell says politics are behind the accusations. developing this morning, japanese airbag maker takata filed for bankruptcy in tokyo and here in the u.s. they still have to pay to repair all of the defective airbags. they must cover the compensation for the victims hurt by them. they're facing billions of dollars in lawsuits and fines. at least 16 people died because of the faulty inflators. finally, it's over. but if you're headed to work on metro, the higher fares are in effect. an extra ten cents this morning. then again from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. during off-peak hours, expect to pay an extra 25 cents per trip. bus fares will cost you an extra quarter this morning. a

as well. trains will stop running at 11:30 at night monday through thursday. lights from reagan national airport seems to be running on time again. some flights were delayed for 30 minutes last night. it could be a critical day for the senate health care bill. congressional budget office is expected to release its analysis of the plan. the cbo will estimate how many could lose coverage and the impact on premiums. edward lawrence will examine how the analysis will affect the chances of the republicans getting it passed. the path of another tropical storm at the live desk. angie, what's going on. >> in storm's name is dora. it's strengthening off the coast of mexico. get this, it's happening so fast that at this point forecasters say it could become a hurricane at some point today. it's expected to bring a lot of heavy rain without directly making

coast of mexico expected today. eun? >> now for another check of weather and traffic. >> we'll get to melissa in a moment. let's check in request chuck and sheena. what do we need to know? >> you're saving money on your air conditioner with each passing day. >> put your windows down. it's not muggy out. it's really comfortable. >> i think it's about as nice as we can make it in the middle of summer. >> i think so too. comfortably cool is what we'll call it. manassas 56. gaithersburg, 55. 55 degrees in frederick. in the district at 72. that's a comfortable temperature because we have low humidity. it's making things go pleasant outside. here's your wake-up weather. by 7:00 a.m., low 70s, mostly sunny. if you're driving through sun glare this morning, by 8:00 a.m., 74 degrees. low humidity and 76 by this afternoon.

humidity is going to make it feel comfortable. let's look at that forecast. chuck. >> beautiful weather on tap. we get to keep it for a couple of days. tower camera shows a mostly clear sky at reagan airport. that is the way i think it's going to stay for much of the day. low humidity today. tomorrow, also comfortable around here. there could be an isolated rain chance tomorrow afternoon, mid to late in the day. probably only 20% if i had to put a percentage on it. not very impressed with the rain chances tomorrow. wednesday and today, probably going to be the two nicest days of the week. getting back up close to 90 degrees by thursday. as the heat and humidity comes back, storm chances increase a little bit into the weekend. looking for that part of the forecast and talk about beach weather as well. because monday morning, you only want to know about the weekend. >> i got caught on camera, sorry. >> walk behind

>> southbound 95 is backed -- backlick road. looking good here. taking a look at 270, no problems from 70 to the spur. nice and green the entire way southbound if you're headed north where you don't have anything to worry about. allentown road, inner loop, the work zone blocking the right lane. >> thank you, melissa. it could be a big day when it comes to the future of president trump's travel ban. who could decide whether the administration can keep people from several muslim countries out of the u.s.? good news for anyone hitting the roads for summer vacation. why gas prices haven't spiked the way they usually do? >> it wasn't just their nerves that had passengers shaking. it was the plane. technical problem that forced a flight to turn around.

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outside of a "sportscenter." celebrating the holy month of ram dam. six were injured, one person in custody. police don't think it's terror-related. imagine listening to all that noise during your entire flight. an airasia flight headed from australia to malaysia had to turn back due to an engine problem that caused the engine to violently shake. many say it felt like being inside a washing machine. they say it lasted for at least two hours. no one was hurt. >> wow. >> cannot imagine that. official government websites are off line this morning because they were hacked. the websites are mostly in ohio, including the governor's home page. the site showed pro-isis

was part of a hack. angie goff at the live desk gathering the latest on that and will let us know who was impacted and whether or not the sites are back up and working this morning. the battle over health care continues with more opposition lining up. look at the now five republican lawmakers opposing the measure and whether it could make it to president trump's desk. temperatures are comfortably cool this morning. really nice way to start the workweek. coming up, we'll take a look at your afternoon forecast and also some 90-degree weather headed our way this week. ghat's strai

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20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement. good monday morning. temperatures are very pleasant as you walk out the door. by 7:00 a.m., 71 degrees. some areas in the mid-50s right now, believe it or not. plenty of sunshine today. but sunla

this afternoon, low humidity and temperatures in the low 80s. coming up in a bit, chuck is back with your extended forecast and how your weekend looks. >> talk about being in the right place at the right time. stranger rushed to help a teen dangling from a ride at an amusement park. you know the adage about an ounce of prevention. one community in northern virginia is using soccer to combat gangs. angie goff at the live desk where this just in from fairfax county police. they're searching for a missing woman, calling this a critical missing person's case. take a look at your screen here. this is a picture they sent us. this is 58-year-old linda reyle. she's been missing since last night no in fairfax. last seen wearing turquoise pants and a blue shirt. she's diagnosed with mental illness and despite a canine

nothing. if you have seen her, please call police. we'll also share a picture on our social media platforms as well. eun, chris? >> angie, thank you. it's 4:45. senate leaders are pushing for a republican vote this week. >> they have to clear a key hurdle today when the congressional budget office releases its analysis of the plan. edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. five republicans oppose this bill. could the estimate win them over or cause more to defect? >> that remains to be seen what the estimate is on this cost of the health care plan. also, you may remember the house version of this. 24 million people more would be uninsured because of the house version of the bill. that caused a lot of fuel to the fire for critics of the billment we'll have to wait and see exactly what happened when the cbo releases their score. it may add more fuel to the critics of this bill as opposed tose

passed. >> edward, thank you. it is 4:45. today marks the last day of this term for the supreme court which means we're going to get highly anticipated decisions. the biggest one is on president trump's travel ban. the court is expected to announce whether it will take up the appeal of lower court decisions blocking the ban. we're also watching to see whether just continues anthony kennedy will announce his retirement. back here at the live desk. update to our earlier report on government websites hit by hackers. we know that howard county site is down right now at this hour. this is the situation, status. it was hacked with messages supporting the islamic state. howard county is working with its i.t. department to get the site back up and hopefully running sometime today. the messages have been removed. we'll tomorrow up. eun? >> two d.c. police officers and a v dot employee will be bk

court. he was smoking marijuana before the crash. he's accused inform plowing into the employee with his truck. he's charged with three counts of assault with intent to kill. one of the officers is still in the hospital. a little boy from sterling is still in critical condition this morning at a hospital in fairfax after a tragic accident in a swimming pool. the boy's 2-year-old twin sister died after both toddlers wandered into their family's pool. it happened saturday on a corn court and loudoun county police say their mom found both children unconscious. we'll stay on top of the story and bring you updates on the nbc washington app. many people are missing and police believe you can help track them down. take a look at your screen right now. this is a 17-year-old from at that

now in the district a mother and her daughter are both missing. take a look at their pictures here. it's been more than ten days since michelle and daisy disappeared. daisy is nearly 2 years old. they were last seen in northwest d.c. you can see their pictures on our facebook page. if you see them, call police right away. covering northern virginia. arlington county is using soccer to help decrease gang violence. the company held its annual soccer tournament on sunday. dozens of teenagers took the field at washington lee high school. >> it's really important because it shows that sports can bring you together. >> this is the 12th year the county has hosted the tournament. in the district, there you have it. a new ms. senior d.c. has been crowned.

university of district of columbia yesterday. past winners competed. they wore sashes over their gorgeous dresses representing the year they took home the crown. elegance, talent and community service. i'm sure they're all winners. the d.c. sponsor -- eight d.c. residents, competed for the title. miss francis curtis johnson took home the crown. bravo. >> they all look pretty elegant to me. >> right. >> i like that. that could be a new category for all the other beauty pageants is community service. i like that. very good stuff. >> where have you been? >> i've been in kansas city learning things. >> eating barbecue. >> eating barbecue and leaving. at the ams conference out there. i had a chance to listen to 200 other meteorologists around the country and see what's in the big news weatherwise and how

they handle different coverage issues. >> you said stand back. >> the guy from knoxville gave a talk on the forest fires after thanksgiving. 118 degrees in gatlinburg because the wind was coming down from the fires. 118 in gatlinburg in november. that's insane. >> here we are. summer weather is awesome. >> absolutely right. we will not be anywhere near what gatlinburg was. the fires have long since been out. they wanted to remind anybody, if you have plans to go down that way, the gatlinburg is open for business. dollywood is saying come on back. they miss you. so yes indeed. our outdoor planner -- she knows how to get these things done. that's right. outside, a pleasant start to your morning. 72. but don't be fooled. that's the temperature at the heat island. national airport by the city

by the airport as well. 55 in front royal. 53 in warrenton. 70 by the bay in annapolis. the bay water temperatures are well up into the 70s now. if you get away from the city or the water, it is comfy stuff today. afternoon highs today, back up into the 80s once again. upper 70s for the high spots. not much of a rain chance the next couple of days. rain chances moved on out. no chance for rain today. tomorrow's chance is between slim and none. it's just not exactly zero. here's future weather. by 5:00 today, this is bubbling up with fair weather clouds. clear back out overnight tonight. during the day tomorrow, a little bit more cloud cover and again, a slight chance. only going to put a 20% chance on any rain here tomorrow. most of us will be more on the miss than the hit side of tomorrow's rain chance. here's your ten-day forecast now. in the 830s for today. the extra

rain chance tomorrow is going to keep most areas in the upper 70s to around 80. 80s again on wednesday. thursday back up to the heat, 90 degrees thursday afternoon. with the heat and humidity around friday, saturday and sunday, there will be chances for afternoon thunderstorms. not much of an organized rain threat in the next 7 to 10 days. now it's time to go over to melissa mollet for any traffic issues. >> we have a couple of issues to talk about. no major impact. that is always nice. inner loop near allentown road. that work zone is blocking the right lane. outer loop looks good through prince george's county. we don't have any problems there. as we zoom in, we do have the situation in southeast that angie was talking about this one from the live desk a couple of minutes ago. that investigation downtown. 58 at southern avenue southeast. that area closed because of that police investigation here this morning. we'll keep an eye on that

95 from 32 down to the beltway. we're on time. >> melissa, thank you. >> it's the video that's tough to watch. the dramatic rescue of a teenager dangling high above an amusement park. >> wow. it's not usually the trend during summer. why gas prices are going down instead of up and how much you can expect to pay the next time you fill up. ahead at 5:00, metro riders have to pay more for less. the big changes riders can expect when they head into work today when we go live. transportation reporter adam tuss.

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dramatic video showing a good samaritan catching a 14-year-old girl hanging from an amusement park ride. this happened at six flags in upstate new york. she was taken to the hospital where she's listed in stable condition. she was treated and released for minor back injuries. it's unclear how the girl fell out of the ride. park officials say there is no indication the ride malfunctioned. but it remains closed. >> you heard him yelling. they'll catch you, honey. >> i guess she felt she had no other way. thank ges

the fourth of julymight want to. >> that's because taking a trip may be pretty cheap this year. aaa predicts a record number of people will hit the road or hop a plane this year. experts say gas prices are a lot lower. airfares are down 10%. even rental cars will cost you about 14% less. that could make for busy roads. >> going to be a historical day of travel for aaa. we expect 44 million americans will be traveling this holiday season. >> aaa measures it as a full-on five days from friday through next tuesday. you just heard about the low gas prices. how low are they? >> the national average for a gallon of regular is $2.32. $.07 less than two weeks ago. in d.c., expect to pay $2.46. drivers in maryland $2.23. drivers in virginia get a rg

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>> silver clips. six centimeters long with the logo embossed on side. where would you use a paper clip? i would be afraid you'd lose it. barney's new york is selling it. twitter has ridiculed the product that's intended -- it's a money clip but looks like a paper clip. one person said it better hold my life together for that much. everything else for $180 paper clip. they'll sell you anything. you put a logo on it -- >> you know, i got to think if you're buying that, you don't care how much it cost. >> you're right. >> stay with us. news 4 continues right now at 5:00 a.m. "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >> aaron has the morning off. i'm chris lawrence. >> we'll get to melissa mollet in a minute. let's headsi

>> we're not going to come back in. it's comfortably cool. it's crisp and the humidity incredibly low. >> we love it. >> usually in the morning at least when we have low humidity in the afternoon, it's a little bit muggy sometimes. the sun comes up and it feels nice. without the sunup yet, it feels fantastic. 70 degrees in the district. that is a comfortably cool 70 degrees. manassa manassas, 54 degrees. winchester 55. clinton, 67. very comfortable start to your day. as we go through the afternoon, it's going to be one much those perfect days where the temperatures are in the low 80s, mostly sunny, the humidity stays low. then we'll see increasing clouds later tonight. that's going to carry over into your tuesday. so you'll notice more clouds around tomorrow. we're still looking at the low humidity for most of this week. then we get some shower chances closer to the weekend. we'll check on that forecast and the rain chances coming up. let's check the roads with melissa mollet. >> good mog