ride, we're learning you may have been paying extra for years. and video from a takedown in a metro train station. a passenger pepper sprayed and held to the floor. now we're hearing from a witness who says the punishment didn't fit the crime. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. i'm chris lawrence in for aaron. it's 6:00 and we're still seeing backups in the deadly crash that happened four or five hours ago. >> our whole team is working to get you out the door on time. we'll check on the forecast in a minute. but first, let's go to transportation reporter adam tuss who is live on the scene of that district heights crash. adam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. let's show you the aftermath of that crash there. unbelievable scene here as a huge telephone pole absolutely just snapped in half after this car hit that pole at a high rate of speed and

actually pulling down off of the telephone pole. the power company is going to have to come out here on silver hill road and do some work. that's why the westbound lanes are still shut down. want to show you what that car looked like when it actually crashed into that pole last night. it was flipped over on its side, absolutely banged up in every direction now. this is a six-lane roadway here divided down the middle. the speed limit here is about 35 miles an hour. so the car had to be going way faster than that to do that kind of damage to the pole and to itself. horrible situation here this morning. this is near the suitland metro. be aware if you're coming into this area, you're going to see the westbound lanes closed down right now. eastbound is getting by. that will create backups here for you. melissa mollet has the work-arounds coming up for you. >> thank you, adam. taking a look now at this breaking news in district heights. eastbound silver hill between brooks and pennsylvania avenue, where adam was standing. yoaw

that side of the roadway now open. westbound still shut down, though, here this morning. could be shut down for some time. as adam showed us, we still have some of the wires in the roadways. inbound 14th street bridge, still showdowns there. 295 north at 4 there, crash on the left shoulder now. that is a little bit of an update. coming up, we'll keep you updated on this crash in district heights and also take a look at your travel times. good morning. melissa, we're standing outside right now. it is cool and cloudy. but i will say it's comfortable. >> the three cs of summertime we don't always get at the same time. >> tracking raindrops and a rumble of thunder on the st. mary's calvert county line towards the beach. a rumble or two for our friends and neighbors. here in northwest washington, a lot of clouds and the radar indicates a drop or two. but a

lawn. no rain on our heads yet. temperaturewise, mostly in the low to mid-60s. of course, national airport, the usual warm spot at 70. mid to upper 70s. most of the rain chances today should be over with by 9:00, 10:00 this morning. going out to the baseball game, going to get it back. hopefully, open for a -- perfect night for baseball. i spoke to them and i felt a raindrop. >> we have a tree over us. >> that will help. now we know, chuck. thank you chuck and sheena. breaking news at 6:03. big night for google. angie has more. >> this story breaking out of brussels. after a seven-year long investigation. handing down a record find for google's parent company. $2.7 billion. almost $3 billion for barely promoting its own shopping services. that announcement was made by the leaderth

watchdog group. this in a news conference minutes ago. the country faces other eu probes including one into its online search advertising platform. eun? >> angie, thank you. >> just days after metro boosted the fares you pay to get around, we've learned that some riders have been paying the wrong fare for a few years now. >> it's not a ridiculous amount of money. metro discovered that some riders pay too little, others too much. about 5% of riders were either over or under charged about $.05 per ride. metro discovered the error when it updated new fares which went into effect this week. any customers overcharged more than two bucks since 2015, they'll get a refund on their registered smart trip card. video you're looking at shows metro police officers using pepper spray on a suspected fare evader, moments after they

we don't know what happened before the video started, but a black lives matter activist tells me it is similar to what happened friday on the national mall where a group of young black men were handcuffed for selling water without a permit. the witness who shot the video explains why she kept recording. >> and i felt like it was my duty to at least hold the police accountable for what was going on. >> in this arrest, at gallery place, a metro spokesperson says the man ignored officers' repeated instructions and then became combative. chopper 4 captured a water rescue on the potomac river. take a look. two men were fishing when the boat was pushed into the seneca breaks rapids and the waves knocked them out of the boat. montgomery county fire and rescue says folks in another boat pulled the man out of the water and rescue crews were even able to recover their boat. we have a sad update to share. a boy from sterling,

swimming pool. loudoun now reports that he passed away monday morning from the same accident that killed his twin sister. on saturday, the 2-year-old twins wandered into the family's pool on acorn court. the sheriff's office said their mother found the toddler unconscious. this time of the year, drowning is a huge concern, especially for parents. we've put together an interactive tool that shows you how having the right equipment around the pool can prevent a tragedy. i've posted it on my facebook page. you can open the nbc washington app and search for safety. >> it can happen in an instant, so fast. >> d.c. police are investigating a swim instructor's death as a murder. back in april, scott was shot during eye robbery in southeast d.c. it left him paralyzed. he eventually died of a blood clot back in may.

injuries that caused his death came as a result of being shot. police have not made any arrests in that case. here's a look at your top stories this morning at 6:07. it was a breaking story you saw here yesterday morning. that deadly crash which delayed drivers for miles on the beltway. we now know that was a woman who was killed. police say her car was hit from behind and then she was out of the car and was hit by another vehicle. her name has not been released. today maryland state board education is meeting in baltimore and are expected to discuss the graduation grate scandal rocking schools in prince george's county. on monday, governor larry hogan sent them a letter asking for an investigation. coming up, we'll have reaction from one of maryland's delegates on the accusations of corruption. senate republicans are trying to determine how to move forward after an analysis of their health care plan that congressional budget office estimates 15 million people wo

while 22 million would not have coverage in a decade. cbo also says the plan would cut federal spending. >> that was the u.s. response to a chemical attack in syria back in april. this morning, the white house is warning president al assad not to do it again. white house press secretary sean spicer issued a statement last night saying the u.s. has spotted, quote, potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the syrian government. spicer warned if there is another attack using chemical weapons, assad and his military will, quote, pay a heavy price. later today, you'll be able to hear about a plan to rehabilitate the lincoln memorial. the national park service is hosting open house tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 at its headquarters on ohio drive. comment forms will be available and you'll be able to comment on the project's website through

the purpose of the project is to rehabilitate the memorial for the centennial anniversary of its dedication that's coming up in the year 2022. atv riders taking over roads, putting other drivers at risk. they're not going anywhere. why miss -- >> frightening fall. we have all been sharing the video of a teenage girl dropping from an amusement park ride. now we're learning how she ended up dangling from it in the first place. we're looking at really comfortable temperatures this morning. if you're heading outside, it's very nice. you might run into a couple sprinkles, though. we'll show you the radar and heat and humidity returning before the weekend. that's straight ahead. dancing deputy. local law enforcement officer is about to show off his skills on a national stage. we'll tell you his story before he beces

check on that breaking traffic news. melissa mollet will get you around those closures in dirict heights.st

breaking news in first 4 traffic. a change to this crash here in district heights. a fatal accident from overnight. still have crews on the scene there to get this pole out of the way. but eastbound silver hill between brooks and pennsylvania, those lanes are now open. we have just reopened one westbound lane as well. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. you can see some of that green there on the radar. a few sprinkles around the area right now. but as we go through the morning, you'll definite hi notice the clouds. some areas could see a few showers. temperatures in the upper 70s today. the clouds will hang around. the chance of a passing

and humidity really come back and we have storms through the weekend. we'll show you that forecast. chuck and i are back in a bit. catch her! >> all right. >> by now, you've probably seen this video of a 14-year-old girl hanging from a ride in upstate new york. then to be caught by a man and daughter who were right below her. very lucky. now we're hearing from the father and daughter duo who say they were in the right place at the right time. >> she told us we were her heroes. i told her no, god put us in the right place at the right time. >> god dropped an angel and i caught her. >> matthew howard went to the hospital for a back injury after catching the girl. meanwhile, police say human error on the part of the 14-year-old girl caused her to slip out of the ride. it was not a mechanical malfunction. >> we were w

coaster. >> no. it was a gondola. very slow moving. >> how did she get out of there? a few years ago, there was a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that caused dozens of death. now the co-owner of a pharmacy has been sentenced to nine years in prison. during the trial, prosecutors say barry cardin ran the new england compounding center in an extraordinarily dangerous way. they would send out steroids when he knew there was mold in the room. in court, he tearfully apologized to his victims. jury selection continues in the federal trial of martin shkreli. the ex-pharmaceutical company executive is on trial for allegedly defrauding investors. during questioning yesterday, several potential jurors said they couldn't ignore his raising the price of a life-saving drug. one of them called him, quote, the f

we hope your child never has to go to the hospital. but if they do, two of the best children's hospitals in the country are in our area. johns hopkins children's center in baltimore and children's national medical center in d.c. were ranked among the top ten best children's hospitals. children's national medical center was ranked number one when it comes to care for sick or premature babies. a spanish judge plans to solve a paternity mystery by exhuming a body. they need a dna sample of him to determine whether a 61-year-old woman is really his daughter. dali died in 1989. if the woman is his daughter, she'll be allowed to use his last name and be entitled to part of his estate. we all know that feeling when you watch your home team giveaway the game. >> especially as a d.c. sports fan. i'm long suffering. a family in virginia said that

the very end. patrick killebrew passed away last week. in his obituary, his son included that it happened right after the nationals blew a big lead. you're looking at the game in question against the marlins. they blew a 6-0 lead and 7-6 lead before the marlins walked off in the bottom of the ninth. the obituary asks for donations for the quote, national bullpen fund. >> he did it in fun. >> he was a diehard nats fan. just was exasperated by so many of us are by the bullpen troubles this year. >> the richmond times dispatch covered it. we saw you call attention to the one drop that fell on your head. >> i tweeted out a picture of it. ground proof has been achieved. not a lot of rain around the d.c. area this morning. most of the steadier showers to the south. check it out. radar for

even an isolated rumble or two of thunder in parts of southern maryland. one lonesome clap of thunder there to the west of frederick, maryland. the thunder showers moving out on to the -- over the water there of the potomac. prince frederick to calvert beach, hughesville. that's where most of the rain is. there are lonely sprinkles in the d.c. metro area. i i can't give it 100% dry. but rain amounts will be very light. may bring a few hundredths of an inch of rain in the rest of southern maryland. elsewhere, raindrops add up to maybe a hundredth of an inch or so. that's it. current temperature at national airport, it's been milder. 70 degrees. most of the outlying suburbs are 50s and low 60s this morning. as you plan out the day. a few light rain showers between now and 9:00. maybe drying out after that. temperatures staying mostly in

74 in gaithersburg. both saturday and sunday will have rain and thunderstorm chances in the afternoon and evening. a little higher chance of storms on sunday than saturday. but hot. highs low to mid-90s both days. in the early peak of the fourth of july forecast, another temperature in the 90s. isolated thunderstorm possible, maybe typical of the late afternoon, evening hours. should be dry by fireworks time at 9:00. here's the five-day forecast. enjoy the cool weather while it's here, melissa. the 90s are coming back fast. >> sounds good. taking a look right now, still have some blockages here in district heights because of the fatal crash in prince george's county from overnight. take a look. this is adam tuss's live camera from the scene. still have the right side of the roadway blocked westbound. that's silver hill road between brooks drive and pennsylvania avenue open.

prince william parkway, a crash slowing things a bit. beltway looks ago. pennsylvania avenue, have that crash on the left shoulder. still hanging around. as far as your travel times, 270 looks okay. the beltway, little bit slow. very normal on the outer loop to see the slowdowns. 66 southbound and 95 northbound looking pretty good. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. you might remember this video. do you see the man in the uniform right in the middle? do you see him? stafford county deputy who went viral because of this pep rally last fall. >> now he's getting some play on the main stage. ♪ >> that's right. you can watch him perform on er

tonight. he's from maryland and he has moves. >> he certainly does. the fact that he does it in full uniform, that's talent. this is a preview of what you will see on the show, ameri"ames got talent" at 8:00 p.m. here on nbc4. i'm telling you, it's a family favorite in my house. you see all kinds of acts. >> one of the shows you can watch together. >> exactly. one of the best basketball players in the world waking up with more honors after the nba awards. we'll tell you which award the wizards john wall went home with. >> make sure your summer is safe and secure. up next, the reminders you need to hear before you light up e bathrb

crabbers may have to cut back on their harvest this year. that means you may have to start paying more for blue crabs. >> chesapeake bay's juvenile crab population is down. we're talking 54% this summer. researchers say crabbers should scale back and give the juveniles time to grow and reproduce. if they do, you'll probably wind up paying more for the crabs they do catch. >> we're willing to pay for them as crab lovers. it's worth it. the summer grilling season is here as well. talking about food. it's the time of the year when you see your friends and family post pictures of your family and food. >> it's so perfect. the perfect lives. these mouth water treats come with a warning from the grill to fires.

molette green has reminders on how to stay safe and secure during your summer celebration. >> don't get burned while testing out your grill master skills. a backyard barbecue could singe your outdoor fun. >> i had a barbecue two weeks ago where the guy didn't do the flue. basically it put the fire out. >> touching the grill and stuff like that. thinking that was what i was supposed to do. i ended up burning myself. had little blisters and stuff. >> luck for him, it didn't require a trip to the e.r. >> the director of the burn center at med star washington hospital. >> we see an increase in patients with burns from grilling and outdoor activities, bonfires, things like that. >> big, loud and spectacular, but fooir worireworks are a big summertime hazards. >> sometimes people are hanging on to fireworks when they're

ignited. they can lose fingers, parts of their extremities if you need surgery, we can close the wound but you'll have the wound for the rest of your life. >> if your summer sizzler lands on you, doctors say stop the burning. try blotting it or in more serious cases, remember to stop, drop and roll or extinguish it with water and get help right away. i'm molette green, news 4. >> it's a good idea to leave the fireworks to the professionals. we're making it easy for you with an interactive map with all of our local fireworks displays. search fireworks finder in the nbc washington app. we're following that breaking news. a deadly accident. we've got new details on the investigation and how it could impact your morning drive. >> reporter: as the state board of education meets today in baltimore, they could soon decide whether or not to investigate prince george's county schools. we'll tell you who is also backing a probe and why.

good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. there's radar showing a couple of raindrops across parts of southern maryland. a rumble or two of thunder. rain chances will be drying up over time. we'll give you a check of the forecast for tod on into tayhe

"news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news out of prince george's county. mangled metal. a car flipped on its side. someone died in a terrible crash on silver hill road. now we want to look at the scene live in district heights. not far from pennsylvania avenue. part of the road has reopened in the past hour and investigators are trying to figure out what happened. good morning. it is 6:30. another busy morning for you. we're following a number of developing stories at this hour. we have crews spread out across the region tracking developments on prince george's county's allegations and learning about the impact of the crash in district heights. first, let's start with rain popping up this morning. chuck, sheena, what are you seeing? >> had a few

while ago. those have dried up. the heavier showers across parts of southern maryland. >> seeing heavier but lightning strokes in some of that, too. as we go through time right now, 70 degrees, chance of a shower by 7:00 a.m. we go into the noon hour passing showers, 78 degrees. low humidity. by 5:00 p.m., temperatures upper 70s. we'll jump to the heavier rain in calvert county, across the bay. we'll continue to watch those showers. some of them have been showing signs of lightning. very light rain in the district and around the beltway. but for the most part, this is what the radar looked like. a wide view. most of the area seeing the clouds around. as we go through the day today, you'll notice more clouds from yesterday. temperatures will honestly still be very comfortable. it will be a nice day. by the end of the week, humidity and heat, it all comes back for the weekend and some storms. we'll show you that in a second. let's check the roadways with me his a. good morning. >> good morning. chopper 4 over the beltway at colesville road. the outerp

light this morning. that is great news. back to prince george's county now. silver hill road between brooks drive and pennsylvania avenue in district heights. again, eastbound lanes are open. one westbound lane is now open as well. we're not seeing the backup from before. widening out to the beltway, no major problems but all of that green showing where the rain is falling across the area. we widen out more, you can see a slowdown 95 northbound at prince george's. eun? >> thank you. more details on the impact of the deadly accident in district heights. angie goff at the live desk. angie? >> eun, this is near suitland metro. you'll notice the backups when you approach the area when you take the rails. look at this. a live look. you can see that we have big trick still on hand. utility crews are responding. that utility pole, the telephone pole pretty much snapped in half. as a result, melissa mentioned and so

wires are still in the road. keep in mind, this is a road about 35 miles per hour. that's the speed limit. this car seems to have been travel at a high rate -- at a high pace considering how bad the damage is. you saw the car flipped over on its side. at this point, part of silver hill road closed. the driver did die in that accident. they have not released any details as far as who the victim is. they're trying to figure out what caused the accident. >> angie tharnk you. this was a breaking story we brought you monday morning. we know now that it was a woman who was killed on the inner loop of the beltway near van dorn street. she got rear ended and then she got out of her car and was hit by another vehicle. this is the second deadly accident involving someone getting out their car just in the past few days. on the nbc washington app, we have information to keep you safe if you have an interstate crash or breakdown.

police are promising to crackdown on those atv riders wreaking havoc in our area. this is video from national harbor on sunday. you can see the motorbikes in the streets and even speeding across busy sidewalks. this wasn't the first incident of that day. viewers sent us videos from at least four other places around d.c. where dirt bikes and atvs came roaring through. covering prince george's county, we've got the latest on that graduation grade scandal rocking schools in the county. >> we've been staying on top of this story every step of the way. today, the investigation will move forward when the state board education comes together in baltimore. news 4's justin finch is live in upper marlboro to explain what could come next. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. today's meeting could give us our first reaction fth

state board of education to the governor's request. also the reaction to these grade changing allegations. you'll recall back on sunday that governor hogan sent them a letter asking them to look into these allegations, which were claims made by the prince george's county public schools boa board. some members of the board saying that students had grades and credits changed by falsely inflated the high school graduation rate out here. maryland delegate jaywalker is supporting calls for an investigation, as well as the county deserves to have the truth in all of this. he's asking that prince george's county school's chief executive officer, kevin maxwell, appear at a hearing. >> these kids to deserve to graduate. if their assignments were turned in late, you should be able to show it to us. >> reporter: now, prince george's county public schools chief executive officer maxwell is

he says they're baseless and have roots and political motivation. >> thank you, justin. as soon as today -- >> we may find out what caused saturday's deadly fire in the bright wood neighbor. a d.c. fire and ems official released findings. but the overall investigation will take time. about 200 people have not been able to return to their apartments on peabody street. one man's body was found inside the building where investigators think the fire started. that person has not yet been identified. here is a look at your top stories right now at 6:36. metro may owe you some i money. because some riders were paying the wrong fare for the last three years. up to 5% were overcharged or undercharged about $.05. metro discovered the error this week. a look at how and when you could get your

guilty pleas along the board. eulalio tordil admitted to killing his wife. the crime spree continued the next day when tordil killed two people at two malls. two people died and he entered guilty pleas in those cases as well. may come down to three republican senators. 15 million people would be uninsured by next year. but it would cut federal spending. that is according to analysis from the congressional budget office. a procedural vote could happen tomorrow. cuffed, held down and pepper sprayed. a metro rider detained. the reasons for this takedown and why witnesses say the punishment goes too far. a swim instructor killed. a change in the investigation. noy this is

good morning at 6:40 on a tuesday morning. we're watching light rain move across southern maryland headed out on to the eastern shore now and a few sprinkles on the east side of the capitol beltway. rain chances drying up and temperatures heating up over the next couple of days. your ten-day forecast coming up. stay with us. taking a look right now at the roads. chopper 4 over a brand new problem here. not really causing any major issue. northbound 270. local lanes there as you pass montrose road this morning. no big deal there. just a little bit of a slowdown. we'll look at that earlier problem in prince george's county and travel times coming up. thank you, melissa. you already know wawa is opening as many as ten new stores in d.c. we now know where the second store will be. >> short answer, georgetown. intersection of wisconsin an prospect. the store is supposed to have everything a typical wawa has but with an upscale

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breaking news. a deadly crash and road closure for hours. what you need to know before you head out. syria threat. a stern warning from the white house and new potential evidence that another chemical attack is in the works. faulty fares. metro may have charged you

may be coming to you. live from basketball city -- >> first to the nba. the awards show that had a local star buzzing this morning. remember this kbie. a local deputy showing off his moves on social media. he wants to show america he's got talent. continue to follow that breaking news in district heights. where traffic has been backed up because of a deadly crash. >> the crash scene has been cleared on silver hill road. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live with a look at what happened. adam? >> reporter: eun, good morning. the crash is gone but the aftermath still here. let me show you what happened here. a car obviously going at a high rate of speed

these poles are so strong, you have to imagine it was going at a really height rate of speed. we don't have all the details of the crash right now. but the speed limit here on silver hill road is 35 miles an hour. so to hit a pole like that and snap it in half, it had to be going pretty fats. look at the video from overnight that we saw of the car flipped over on its side. this was a serious crash here. one person dead unfortunately. silver hill road shut down. the eastbound lanes have been open for some time. at least one lane is now getting by westbound. but pepco crews are out here now because there were wires down on the road and the state highway administration will have to look at the road as well. if you're coming through the area, it's not marking -- you could hit a backup as you come through this area and the investigation continues. again, one person dead after just an awful crash here overnight. happened around 2:00 this morning. guys, back to you. >> adam, thank you.

this summer you might be getting a refund from metro. the agency discovered that in some cases riders were paying the wrong fare for at least the last few years. they were overcharged on undercharged $.05. they updated the fares which went into effect this year. any that were charged more than $2 will notice a refund on their registered smart trip card. another story impacting metro riders involving a suspected fare ee raider yesterday morning. >> it happened inside the gallery place metro station. recorded what happened on the cell phone. the video shows metro police officers using a pepper spray on a man. we don't know what happened before the video started. but a black lives matter activist tells news 4 it's similar to what happened on friday on the national m

were handcuffed for selling water without a permit. in this arrest at gallery price, a metro spokesperson says the man ignored officers' repeated instructions and became combative. a water rescue on the potomac river. take a look at this. two men were fishing when their boat was pushed into the seneca p p p p breaks rapids. the waves tossed the men out near the locks. montgomery county fire and rescue says people in another boat pulled the pair out of the water. rescue crews were able to recover the boat even. new this morning, d.c. police are now investigating a swim instructor's death as a murder. back in april, tom scott was shot during a robbery on southern avenue. he was left paralyzed. and he eventually died of a blood clot in may. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide because the injuries that caused his death were the result of being shot. police have not made y

well, this is how the u.s. responded to a chemical attack in syria two months ago. now, a developing situation. the white house issuing a new warning to syria's president, bashar al assad, if his military launches another chemical attack, white house press secretary sean spicer issuing a statement late last night that the u.s. has spotted another potential preparation under way for another chemical weapons attack by the syrian government. this is a story we'll continue to follow. now back to you, chris and eun. thanks, angie. parts of president trump's travel ban will go into effect as early as thursday. >> this comes after yesterday's ruling by the supreme court. the president's executive order map dates a 90-day ban on issuing visas to citizens from six predominantly muslim countries. they cannot den

who have re relatives in the u.s. meanwhile, the court will hear arguments on the ban in october. so when the president said everyone is going to be covered, it's promise, kept or broken? >> broken. >> when the president said -- >> that video is from senator cory booker's facebook page. they held a sit-in protest on the steps of the capitol last night railing against the republican health care bill. it's going to cut federal spending and fix some of obamacare's problems and senate republican leaders are pushing for a vote on their bill by the end of the week. russell westbrook. >> kevin durant's former teammate is basketball's most valuable player. you heard it there. russell westbrook. the nba handed out its awards like they were the oscars. ho

york. lot of fun. >> unfortunately, no one on the wizards won a big award but the players were there and certainly showed up in style. >> take a look at john wall in his red suit. how about that. this is a photo from his instagram looking sharp. in his post, he said, quote, congrats to the nba on their first ever nba awards show and congrats to the players that won awards. >> maybe john will be there next year. >> there you go. >> love that he's repping d.c. got to check in with melissa mollet now. >> good morning, guys. taking a look at first alert traffic. chopper 4 over the outer loop of the beltway. new crash on the shoulder here just after the new hampshire avenue exit. still have pretty good volume at the top of the beltway. prince george's county, between brooks drive and pennsylvania avenue, remember in district heights, eastbound lanes are now open and one westbound lane is open. that is the fatal crash investigation from overnight. beltway, rest

all of the green showing us where the rain was falling across the area this morning. couple of things happening here. route 1 at russell road. mt. vernon, crash reported there. northbound indian head after palmer, crash reported there as well this morning. travel times overall looking typical. at the top of the beltway, 66 in virginia. 95 virginia. you can see it looks okay as well. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. good morning, sheena. >> good morning, melissa. as far as showers are kerpd, a few passing light passing showers this morning. in the afternoon, a small chance for a passing shower. more clouds around today. more heat and humidity moves back in late this week. going into the weekend. we have weekend showers in store within the forecast, too. currently, a little bit of sunshine on the horizon. otherwise, we have this big cloud deck in place. mostly cloudy, 70 degrees

district currently. in gaithersburg 63. lore ton 61. clinton 68. comfortable temperatures. radar just showing the passing showers in parts of maryland. but just very light rain. of course, prince george's county, clinton to buoy and continues to maryland. eventually pushing into delaware. you're walking the dog today, hugo needs a home. you can adopt him. >> temperatures in upper 70s. that heat comes back later in the week. let's go over to chuck bell. >> what a nice day outside today and overnight we'll be mostly clear and with the result of a clear sky and a light breeze, it's going to be cool and comfortable. check out the numbers for early tomorrow morning. 62 downtown. a lot of 50s on the map. one or two of the shelter spots could drop below 50 degrees. petersburg to stanton and harrisonburg. nice and cool and comfortable. toow

tons of sunshine, up to 82 degrees. if you're thinking about going to the beach this weekend, great beach weather. there will be a chance of hit and miss on saturday and sunday afternoon. great beach weather. temperatures in the mid-80s. the early look at the fourth of july forecast. maybe an afternoon thunderstorm but it should be dry for the fireworks. looking pretty good, chuck, in the hot temperatures. they will be back as we -- i think i tried to do the ten-day just now. you can do it later, eun. >> we'll let you do it later. >> i'm going to leave it to the professionals. >> hot in the 90s. the humidity returns before the weekend storms. sheena, thank you. 6:55. four things to know as you head out the door. the scene of a deadly crash cleared on silver road in district heights. prince george's county. one person died after his car hit a pole snapping it in half. transportation reporter adam tuss's, most lanes are back open, there are some delays. be sure

for updates. maryland state board of education will meet in baltimore. they're going to discuss the graduation grade scandal that's been rocking schools in prince george's county. yesterday, governor larry hogan sent them the letter asking for an investigation. you can get all the details on this story an update in the nbc washington app. you might be getting a metro refund this summer because the agency says it charged some riders the wrong fare for at least the last three years. some people were overcharged or undercharged about 5 cents. follow the nbc washington app on how to get your money back. watch america a"america's g" tonight to see this local celebrity. a stafford county deputy. you can watch him tonight at 8:00 on nbc4. chopper 4 over one. accidents on the beltway. outer loop at new hampshire. inner loop at little river

blocked by all an improvement from yesterday. >> yes, it is. >> i don't view this as much of an improvement in the weather. we are going to be back in the steam bath here. 90 or higher for most of the next eight to ten days. looks like july is coming. enjoy today while it lasts. >> thank you. that does it for "news4 today." thanks for joining us today. we'll see you in 25 minutes. have a great day. >> have a great morning.

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