our local airports on its first night. a live look at the bay bridge as we head into the holiday weekend. not so bad. but traffic will build up all day. >> run. go%/g now. >> go after this newscast. 7:00 a.m. is a good time to take off, right? >> good morning everyone. i am eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we, of course, have team coverage for you as we work for you on this holiday weekend. wtop's dave dildine is in for melissa and will have a lock at the roads. >> what everyone wants to hear about, the weather. the humidity is coming back up. chuck bell is outside to tell us more about it. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning. what a great day to be outside today. there's a nice south wind out here. got my hair blown over a little bit. going to be warm today. be ready. today will be the first of many 90-degree days coming as we get

out of your holiday weekend. another chance for thunderstorms later on today. i'll let you know where that thunderstorm chance is highest coming up. and chuck, we're watching a crash on 95 in woodbridge and it has all northbound north facing e-zpass express lanes blocked. the vehicles overturned on its roof and northbound between the prince william parkway and 123 where all traffic remains at a complete stop in the e-zpass lanes. main line gets by. to the right past the rescue party. in maryland, issues in fairland, northbound 29 is blocked near randolph road and cherry hill. traffic is sent on to the service road. this affects northbound 29 heading north toward cheney. the southbound lanes are open. luckily, volume on the right side in -- back to you. we're following breaking news in springfiel

>> erika gonzalez at the live desk. >> right. an update from fairfax county police. a few updates in the past couple of minutes on this death investigation that's happening near the springfield plaza. police say a man was seen breaking into a business. they found him inside. he was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. detectives were originally called to the scene about 2:00 in the morning for somebody that was hurt on the ground. they took that person to the hospital and he was pronounced dead. they're working right now to figure out if the two are correlated in any way. we've got justin finch headed to the scene. as soon as we get an update from him there from him on the ground, we'll have it for you right here. back over to you guys. >> erika, thank you. 6:402. overnight breaking news in prince george's county. one person is dead, another injured after a crash. this happened just before 9:00 last night on pine drive in accokk.

may have been a factor here. one of the cars was crossing indian head highway when it was hit. the driver who was hit is dead. the crash comes as many of you are preparing to head out for the holiday weekend. >> megan mcgrath continues our team coverage now on what you need to know before you hit the road. good morning, megan. >> well, good morning, guys. of course, a lot of people are going to be headed to the beach for the july 4th holiday. they're going to have to cross this bridge that you see behind me. the bay bridge. right now, things look terrific. if you can leave the house now, that would be just the way to go. there is absolutely no wait at the toll booths. traffic is running at speeds. we've got the normal configuration here going on at this point. but later on, usually around 10:00, 10:30, they take a westbound lana way. allow that reverse of traffic headed eastbound to relieve the congestion. right now that hasn't happened because volume is light. now, later today we're expecting thi

a record number of people are traveling this holiday. when should you leave if you're going to be headed to the beach? here's the rule of thumb. if you're leaving today, you want to leave before 8:00 a.m. can't do that, leave after 10:00 p.m. tomorrow. leave before 6:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. there's going to be a lot of company out there on the bridge with you. back to you guys. all right, megan, thank you. quick reminder. metro will stay open late on the fourth of july. trains will run until midnight, a half hour later than yuusual. it will increase to rush hour service before and after the fireworks on the national mall. parking at metro lots will be free. download the nbc washington app before you hit the roads. check in with us for everything you need to know in holiday weekend, including the independence day forecast. this was the scene at dulles

ones with open arms. as a limited version of president trump's travel ban took effect, this stops people from six majority muslim countries from getting visas to the u.s. unless they have a close family or business tie. just hours after the ban was in place, hawaii went to federal court challenging the administration's definition of a close u.s. relationship. that's an area some immigration attorneys we spoke to say expect to stay busy challenging. >> it doesn't include grandparents. another thing it doesn't include is fiances and cousins. there are a lot of people that are going to be excluded still. >> the justice department has until monday to respond to hawaii's challenge. if you haven't seen this yet, it will be all over your social media feeds today. this is today's cover of the new york daily news. this is how the paper is framing president trump's latest controversy going after the host of

twitter. reaction to the president's tweets are still pouring in this morning. right now, you've seen the president's tweets about joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. people across party lines are responding to this. responding to the president criticizing them. virginia congresswoman barbara comsto comstock, a republican said yes, the tweet went too far. please stop. another republican, senator susan collins says this has to stop. we all have a job, three branches of government and media. sara huckabee sanders says the president was defending himself against attacks from quote, the liberal media. we're ready for -- rushern baker. >> sturgis county executive rushern baker kicked off his campaign for governor of maryland. in addition to his campaign talks, he defended the ceo of the school district against allegations of

the allegations are being investigated by the state board of education. kevin maxwell says claims that grades were changed to boost high school graduation rates are false. county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off in renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. we signed the contract and i decided when we reappointed him, he's doing a good job >> baker does not think thousands of teachers changed grades. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. this is a look into the chambers where this vote happened last night. we're talking about germany, german parliament voted to approve same-sex marriage. angela merkel voted against the move saying for her marriage is between a man and a woman. despite her personal views, the german chancellor says she hopes the approval of the vote leads

back over to you. good morning everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell off to a nice start this morning. we're in the low to mid-70s now. it will be another day with temperatures in the upper 830s and low 930s across the region. there is a thunderstorm chance coming up later on as well. plus a change to the dress code in a local school district. what you need to know before your back to school shopping trip. wrong number. this man's phone won't stop ringing and he says it's all an nba player's fault. we'll explain why just ahead.

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as promised here. thunderstorm chances today will be highest along the i-81 corridor. could be bubbling up as early as lunchtime. there's future weather at 2:00 p.m. thunderstorms from winchester to martinsburg. looks like the d.c. metro area, inside the beltway could be dry. rain chances moving into the d.c. area tomorrow. showing you that forecast and a closer look at the weekend in a few more minutes. for now, first 4 traffic it in breaking news alert with dave dildine. >> not a good start to the get away. on i-935, the north facing e-zpass lanes, an overturned vehicle. in woodbridge between prince william parkway and route 123. police are planning to shut the lanes down. northbound traffic will be september north to dale city. expect big-time traffic in the main line highway toward the woodbridge exit. plan ahead. that's the latest. back

in new mexico. about 30 minutes north of albuquerque. this is at a gravel mine where workers are trapped. initially, four workers were stuck. one pair has since been pulled from the gravel. however, two remain waist-deep. this is so dangerous. in fact, that rescue worker cannot use heavy machinery. they are laboring by hand. family members have arrived and as you can imagine, it is a very tense and a very delicate situation that we will keep our eyes on. back over to you. erika, thank you. it's 6:13 right now. this morning, friends and family are mourning the loss of a high school graduate. 18-year-old bianca nicole roberson of westchester was shot and killed as a result of a road rage incident. this happened on wednesday. police say bianca and another driver were trying to merge into the same lane. police say the other driver shot bianca in the head and then drove off. >> that man who fired the shot, turn yourself in

you are only making this worse for yourself. >> bianca was headed to jacksonville university in the fall. there have been seven drownings since late may in our area. four of them involve young children. back in april, a little boy died in this pond just outside of his home in loudoun county. his mother is on a mission to save other young lives. she wants a fence built around the pond, so this doesn't happen to another family. >> i miss his smile every day. i have lot of stress, by seeing his smile, everything was -- now he's not going to come back. >> she has asked the neighborhood association to build that fence. we reached out to them and they referred us to their attorney. coming up on 15 after the hour now. maybe you're headed to new jersey for the lodge holiday weeken

possible government shutdown. lawmakers will return to the statehouse today to figure out if they can come up with a budget plan that will pass. at that time, the state-run parks and beaches stayed open during the holiday. but closed right after. it is 6:15. this weekend, several new laws go into effect in our area. starting tomorrow, the minimum wage increases from $8.75 to $9.25 in maryland. state legislature also passed a new law which requires maryland schools to have specific education for opioid addiction. and you'll be able to get a stronger drink in virginia. stores will be selling more 151 proof liquors. you can find a list of all the new laws going into effect on the nbc washington app. search new laws. there is a new dress code for loudoun county public schools. new rules for proper school outfits passed tuesday night. hats will be

long as they don't obscure the face. tank tops are allowed if the strap is greater than an inch wide i believe. under grar meant cannot be visible. some part of the dress code did not receive overwhelming support and may be revisited. hats now? young men wearing hats to school? under the table. >> at home -- my kids aren't allowed to wear hats. i don't care what the dress code is. police chief taking on a different role. picture coming up. he'll be the ringmaster at the universal circus performance. the chief will take center stage or center ring, i guess, at 7:00 p.m. at fedex field. >> i mean, this is a whole new look at the chief of police in prince george's county. >> interesting to watch. >> good luck. an illinois man says after an nba star gave out his phone number at a news conference yesterday, people started al

fact. >> i feel bad for this guy. michael berg said in one day he's received hundreds of calls and texts meant for jimmy butler. his number is one digit off from butler's who was just traded to the minnesota timberwolves from the bulls. he wishes him good luck with his new team. burn says he's between jobs right now so he's answering every call in case it's a job offer. >> today i had 130 calls roughly around phone calls and texts. probably around 50 texts if not more. >> oh, my goodness. this poor man isn't even a sports fan and had to google to figure out who jimmy butler even is. oh, my goodness. >> he's hoping all the hype will die down. >> someone give this man a job. >> pay him to answer the phone at least. >> that's what the nba player should do, hire him

personal assistant. i've got great ideas, a million of them. the weather is getting a little warmer over the last 24 hours. that warming trend is set to continue all the way through the fourth of july holiday. looks like most of the next seven to ten days will be at or above 90 degrees. 73 now. there is a lovely breeze out of the south this morning. it really is a very comfortable morning to be outside. good open window weather for now. you'll be needing the ac before you know t 73 at national airport. you can see the first rays of sunshine hitting 395. dave dildine has breaking news on the 95 northbound stretch. stay tuned for that in a second. 72 right now in gaithersburg. 66 in frederick, maryland. 72 degrees in front royal, virginia. cannonball if you're going to the pool today. great pool weather. don't forget your spf. 30 or higher for sure. mid-830s by 11:00. low 930s by lunchtime and into

today. the slight chance of a thunderstorm primarily northern maryland into the shenandoah valley. for the weekend, saturday and sunday, tomorrow, about a 60% chance of isolated thunderstorms. more cloud cover as well. a touch cooler. some of the storms could be severe tomorrow. keep a weather eye to the sky. have your nbc washington app -- there is an interactive radar feature as well. the first sound of thunder, that's what you and everybody you can get ahold of needs to get inside and out of harm's way. down to the south and west, in southern virginia, that's the moisture that will keep us hot and humid around here for today and for tomorrow as well. >> a little -- still plenty hot with temperatures in the low 90 arizona each and every one of the next five days. for the fourth of july, an isolated shower mid part of the day. but it looks like it should be dry for the fireworks. breaking news in first 4 traffic.

good morning, chuck. we're keeping track of a major incident in the 95 e-zpass express lanes and one indication that it is a serious crash as we take a look at the camera. there you can see it's a medivac helicopter. it's on the pavement. all northbound express lanes are blocked on i-95 between woodbridge and 123. owe seengsly between the prince william parkway and 123. state police are diverting traffic off of the express lanes back in the main line highway. the crash is serious. all northbound express lanes are blocked as we await the -- as we wait for the chopper to lift off and as we wait for more information on exactly when the express lanes will reopen. here is chopper 4 flying above the scene. you can see main line gets by to the right. big time delays heading north of dale city from here on out as the crash investigation gets ready to go. that's the latest, back to you. all right, dave. thank you. legal trouble for a tennis st

investigation into venus williams after a deadly crash. they have small floor plans but high prices. what makes the new apartments so special that people are lining up to live in them? we're watching the bay bridge before the backups gina head of the holiday weekend. a live picture here. dot too ba

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apartments are inside the old patterson mansion. the fully fun ishd apartments are small, just 350 to 600 square feet. but the building has a dining room, ballroom with a bar and a library. continental breakfast, all utilities and cable plus internet are included in the rent. rents range from $2800. that's low? >> welcome to d.c. >> per month? that's a lot of money for a small space. looks beautiful. beautiful. >> if you can't afford a luxury apartment, maybe a luxury vacation rental is possible. airbnb plans to rent out mansions and penthouses. the new service known as airbnb lux. a formal name still in the works. they will have to pass an inspection before they can be listed. they got to be fancy. >> man, it is hard to ve

seriousness. the cost of living is high. you pay a premium. there are all kinds of strange street names in our area. >> the ones that make you wonder, others make you do a double take. tonight at 6:00, melissa mollet will introduce us to some of the strangest street names here and across the country. she'll tell us where to find the 100 year party court and dig into the history of several street names including capital sauer us court. >> i never heard of them. >> someone with too much time on his hands. >> tune in tonight at 6:00 for this latest edition of meet your streets. >> some of them are kind of fun. >> capitol sauer us. 100 year party court, it's a good time. 6:25 now. war of words. everyone still talking about president trump's controversial tweets attacking msnbc, two of their hosts.

morning joe that just came in 30 minutes ago. we're following breaking news out of fairfax county. a death investigation is under way. we're gathering new details. a full report is ahead. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. temperatures in the comfy 70s now. we're headed into the 90s today. i have a look at the fourth of july forecast which looks steamy and potentially stormy. when we come back, dave dildine and chopper 4 teamed up bringing you live coverage of big

we are tracking several big stories. a death investigation and a burglary. fairfax investigators are trying to figure out if the two are connected. police are at a shopping plaza in springfield. here's a live look at a crash on 95 in woodbridge. the express lanes are shut down and it is going to be a nasty commute for anyone about to hit the road right now. >> a deadly crash overnight. lanes just opened in the last hour after an accident that may have involved drag racing. it is 6:30. just about now. a busy morning around here. >> we want to get to chopper 4 right now. take a live look at the

95. the lanes are blocked northbound in woodbridge. this means big backups for holiday travelers in virginia as well as people who are heading out for their commute. dave dildine is in for melissa mollet with the breaking news. dave, good morning. >> good morning eun, aaron. obviously, you can see the medivac helicopter lifting off from that crash scene right now. the crash, it was serious. the reconstruction is only just now beginning. all northbound e-zpass express lanes remain completely blocked between the woodbridge exits. between prince william parkway and 23. police are diverting traffic off. it's having a big impact on the highway which is crawling north of dumfries. want to plan ahead for this one. you can see how far back it goes. we'll keep you updated. that's the latest. back to you. that is going to be big trouble for a long time on a big get away friday. just keep that in mind everybody a

that's a big problem for a long time. outside weatherwise, it's a beautiful morning in washington. four things to know about the next four days. only an isolated thunderstorm chance today. mainly across the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia and northern maryland. should stay dry around the city. saturday, chance for thunderstorms between 3:00 and 11:00 p.m. some could be strong to severe. we'll keep a weather eye on that tomorrow. sunday and monday, hot and dry. a little less humidity sunday and monday. the fourth of july fireworks forecast coming up in a bit. >> stay with us. chuck, thank you. breaking news in fairfax county. a death investigation is under way. erika gonzalez is at the live desk with details. erika, what's going on. >> we can tell you that our crew is on the scene and we've got live pictures to show you from this area. this is the springfield plaza where at 2:00 this morning, fairfax county police got a call about a man hurt and on the

they got there. they took that person to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. at that same time, they were getting calls about a burglary that was just further down from that initial location. they also took somebody from that location to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. right now they're trying to figure out if those two locations of the two incidents are related. justin finch has just made his way to the scene and he is gathering new details for you to bring you a live report next. back over to you guys. >> erika, thank you. 6:32 right now. preparations are under way for the fourth of july celebrations that will happen in the district. you can expect to see heightened security this holiday. >> security will be in full force along the national mall this weekend and into early next week. on tuesday, the annual concert and fireworks display will happen. thousands of people at the national monument and park service says it is prepared. >> a reminder of what not to bring if you plan to attend. no ho

boxes, bags, umbrellas. do not bring fireworks or weapons. concert starts at 8:00. the fireworks should start just after 9:00 p.m. we are working for you this morning as you prepare to hit the roads for the holiday weekend. >> megan mcgrath has been monitoring traffic conditions on the bay bridge this morning. she's live with what you need to know before you leave. it's a pretty picture behind you, megan. >> reporter: oh, beautiful morning here and many, many folks from our area are going to be heading to the beaches. to get there, they have to cross the bay bridge. right now, traffic looks great. no tie-ups at all. that's going to change as volume begins to build later on this morning. the rule of thumb, leave early or late. avoid the middle of the day. i'm going to have another update, another live look at the bridge coming up in 15 minutes. >> see you then. megan, thank you. be sure to download the nbc washington app before you hit the roads. you can check in with us for everything yoed

fourth of july forecast. it is 6:34. let get you up to speed on some of the morning's other top stories. police are trying to figure out whether reckless driving had anything to do with a deadly accident in prince george's county. this was the scene late last night on pine drive in accokeek. medics rushed the drivers of both vehicles to the hospital where one died. a new immigration law on the way to the senate. the house passed kate's law yesterday which is named after kate steinle. she was shot and killed by an undocumented immigrant. the bill would increase penalties on undocumented immigrants who re-enter the country illegally after previous deportations the justice department has until monday to respond after hawaii challenged the trump administration's travel ban. a limited version of the ban took effect last night. it stops people from six majority muslim countries from getting visas into the u.s. unless they have a close family or business tie.

hawaii is challenging the definition. reyhan had dreams of becoming a veterinarian. her mother is trying to cope with an unimaginable loss. sel salve og lieu was hit by a train. she was walking on the railroad bridge with her brother and cousin when the train came. her cousin said he was able to jump out of the way. he yelled for her to jump too, but she just kept running. >> i believe that god just loved her so much that he wanted her in heaven with him. and one day we'll be reunited with her. >> family members started a go fund me account to raise money for reyhan's funeral. anne arundel county football coach is charged with a sex offense involving a student. marvin leon brown jr. was arrested on wednesday.

sending text messages to the student and inappropriately touched her on top of her clothing. brown has been at the high school in glen burnie since 2016. anyone with information or other victims should call police. school scandal and a grade fixing controversy. a call for the top school leader to resign. the prince george's county executive is taking sides. plus a deadly crash. the investigation that involves tennis star venus williams. 6:36 on a friday morning. about the only inning wrong with the weather today, air quality. code orange for air quality. the very young, elderly and those with heart and respiratory illness may need to take it easy and stay inside. what about the rest was weekend? the forecast coming right up. one of our breaking stories in these live pictures. an overturned vehicle on 95 northbound in the express lanes. all those lanes are shut down right now. we're told that the drivers are being turned around in the express lanes.

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we're keeping track of a major crash in woodbridge on i-95 northbound. it's in the e-zpass express lanes, all of which are blocked. the vehicle is overturned. the medivac helicopter has left the scene. this is a busy travel day. we're expecting big ramifications on i-95. map line backed up to dumfries in dale city. that delay is building. let go to meteorologist chuck bell and the storm team 4 forecast center and we're watching a summer-like forecast. >> sunny and hot. 93 today h couple of chances for isolated storms mainly along i-81 in the shenandoah valley. the quick len loans national, 93 today, 91 tomorrow. better chance of thunderstorms tomorrow and sunday, little

the beach forecast looks awesome for the whole holiday weekend. other than a little chance for some thunderstorms late in the day on saturday. i'll give you our forecast for the fireworks on the fourth and the ten-day coming up. thank you, chuck. some of the world's -- >> police in palm beach gardens, florida, say venus williams was involved in a crash on june 9th. williams told police she was pulling through a median and didn't see the other car. the passenger died due to injuries. the driver survived. williams is a 7-time grand slam champion. trump's tweets. the controversial attack and the change to the morning plan for msnbc hosts who are scrambling to respond. traffic north of dumfries is a mess right now on 95. here's a live look from chopper 4. the drama unfoldi during theng

breaking news. reckless driving and april deadly accident. new details on the crash that shut down a major road in prince george's county for hours. controversial tweets. the president targets msnbc's morning joe host. >> obviously, i don't see that as an appropriate comment. getting you ready for the holiday weekend. if you're headed to the beach or staying home. the next chance of storms that could impact you. we are tracking that breaking story out of fairfax county right now. the police are on the scene of a death investigation near springfield plaza. >> justin finch just got to the scene and joining us live now. justin, what can you tell us? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. awaiting a briefing in about five minutes or so. lots of moving part here. first, pet value store behind us here, that is where

their focus. it appears to be the scene of an attempted burglary happening about 2:30 or so this morning. as you can see, shattered glass outside that store. a car rammed into that window. a pet cushion appears to have fallen outside. one man was taken into custody after this event and taken to a hospital. we're told another situation is unfolding. that is the scene of a death investigation, a man found back there with upper body trauma. he was taken to the hospital where he has since died of his injuries. we have heard various reports as to what may have caused those injuries. but that's not yet been confirmed by police. if it was a stabbing or not. we'll find that out in a few minutes. the big question here, though, are these two cases related? this burglary attempt as well as the man found dead. that question may be answered in just about a few minutes. once we get it, we'll have it on air. back to you. >> justin, thank you. i'm

lie live desk. we're following breaking news from overnight. one person is dead and another person injured after a crash. this happened shortly before 9:00 last night on pine drive in accokeek. police say they think reckless driving may have been a factor in this crash. police say one of the cars was crossing indian head when it was hit. that driver who was hit has died. her name has not yet been released. back over to you. it's 6:47 now. there will be plenty of empty offices morning as folks make the mad dash out of town for the holiday. >> traffic is starting to pick up on the bay bridge right now. news 4's megan mcgrath has good advice for you if you're undecided on what time to leave. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. starting to pick up a little bit. but really still pretty good. look behind me here. live look at the bay bridge. you can see the traffic is moving at speed, but this is going to change over the next coupleof

we're expecting record numbers of people to leave this holiday weekend, to travel 50 miles or more. more than a million people and many will be headed to the beach and going over the bay bridge, which can be a bottleneck. a lot of people have this question. when should i leave? what's the best time to avoid traffic? we'll take a look here. if you are leaving for the beach today, you want to cross the bridge before 8:00 a.m. if you can't do that, you want to avoid traffic, then leave after 10:00 tonight. if you're leaving tomorrow, leave before 6:00 a.m. if you can or after 8:00 p.m. that way, you'll avoid that middle of the day period. that is when the traffic is at its worst. rule thumb for the return trip, leave early, leave late. kind of common sense here. right now things are looking pretty good. they have not yet changed the configuration of the traffic on that westbound span as we head later into the day. they're going to take away a lane from the westbound folks, give it to t

volume. it is still going to be crowded out there. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath live near the bay bridge for us. if you're staying in town. on tuesday, the worst interstates backups in virginia are projected after fireworks and around 9:30. expect bumper to bumper traffic on i-395 and i-66 leaving washington until 11:30 p.m. v dot plans to adjust traffic signal timing on major roads to help get drivers home. >> we're keeping an eye on the holiday weekend forecast. a look at the next chance for rain coming up in chuck bell's full forecast. you can keep an eye on weather on the go by downloading the nbc washington app. we're ready for our next governor rushern l. baker, iii. >> rushern baker officially kicked off his campaign for governor of maryland. in addition to his campaign, the democrat defended the ceo of the school district against allegations of grade

the allegations are being investigated by the maryland state board of education. prince george's county school ceo kevin maxwell says claims that grades were changed to boost high school graduation rates are false. county executive baker is rejecting a call by the local naacp to hold off on renewing maxwell's contract. >> not at all. absolutely not at all. >> why not? >> because we signed the contract and i decided he was doing a good job. >> baker says he does not think thousands of teachers changed grades. another northern virginia community will celebrate the life of a beloved teacher and coach today. leonard schultz died in a crash on the beltway over the weekend. schultz taught special education and coached the varsity football team at james madison high school in vienna. visitation is today followed by a funeral tomorrow at the presbyterian church. today we'll find out whether the doctor charged with illegally bringing weapons to the trump international hotel in d.c. will will face a

it was revealed that brian moles has a history of mental health issues. he pleaded not guilty last week. his attorney says he's competent to stand trial and continue the case. more fallout from the shooting at the congressional baseball practice. a news 4 i-team learned that a congressional committee voted to spend mms of dollars to better protect capitol and members' offices at home. yesterday $12 million was approved to be set a tied for police and the sergeant at arms to beef up security measures. records show safety measures could include new panic buttons and video surveillance equipment. the committee specifically cited the shooting that injured u.s. house majority whip steve scalise. the virginia man accused of selling u.s. government secrets to china is at home this morning. but kevin mallory has to wear an electronic monitoring device and be confined to his home in leesburg. the former government contractor allegedly sold classified documents to chinese intelligence officials. prosecutors

argued that mallory is a flight risk because wigs and disguises were found in his house. he is out on bond. this will likely be all over your social media feeds today. it is the cover of the new york daily news. the cover reads, humiliation. that is how the paper is framing president trump's latest controversy going after the hosts of msnbc's morning joe on twitter. reaction to the president's tweets are still pouring in this morning. by now you've probably seen the president's tweets about joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. but they are already having an opinion piece this morning in the "washington post." reacting to what they call the president's personal attacks. meanwhile, people across party lines are criticizing the president. virginia congresswoman barbara comstock, a republican said yes, the tweet has gone too far. please stop. and then another republican senator, susan

this has to stop. we all have a job. three branches of government and media. white house deputy press secretary sara huckabee sanders said the president was defending himself against personal attacks from the liberal media. now to developing story. it looks like nats shortstop trae turner won't be playing any time soon. he was hit by a 96 mile an hour pitch yesterday. no timetable on when he could return. the cubs beat the nats 5-4. today is trea turner's birthday. he turns 24. >> he will probably spend his birthday having his -- wrist checked out. that looked like it had to hurt. >> big loss for the nats. he's such a great player. wl we need him. wishing him a happy birthday and speedy recovery. >> maybe back in time for the world series. optimism lives somewhere. it's a beautiful morning outside. it is going to be a pretty nice

plans. good weather from here to the bay to the beaches to the blue ridge. enjoy it. stay safe everybody. drive slow. leave a little extra room between you and the gaia head of you. you know how crazy the gaia head of you is. >> averaging 13 miles per hour winds. the steady south wind has held temperatures up overnight. in the upper 60s and low 70s this morning. that south wind is going to bring higher temperatures and higher humidity levels in for today and tomorrow. highs today in the upper 830s and low 90s. there is a chance for a few thunderstorms today. look at all the moisture pooling up to the south there. no rain out there yet. it's a dry ride up i-95. dave dildine in first 4 traffic is tracking big troubles on the roads this morning. nothing on radar now. future weather does bring a chance at least of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. here's 1:00 on future weather. rumbles of thunder in parts of the shenandoah valley. northern maryland. the rain stays away from washington for today. tomorrow, though, we ha

better chance for thunderstorms coming into the picture. keep that in mind. best way to stay safe over the weekend, have your nbc washington app downloaded and ready to go and you can follow me on twitter at chuck bell 4 and on instagram at forecast 4 you. we will have a check of your fourth of july forecast here. fireworks, weather, i think it will be dry for the fireworks. highs on the 4th around 90 degrees. a whole lot of 90s. eight out of the next ten days will be 90 degrees for higher, dave dildine. >> i'm sweating just thinking about it. you might be sweating too if you're planning to travel on i-95 in woodbridge. we're talking about a major crash causing big-time headaches northbound in the 95 express lanes between the prince william parkway and 123. there you can see it. the car on its roof. here's the change. the right shoulder. traffic is getting by on the right shoulder single file. however, the backup stretches to well before dale city. just north of dumfries in the express lanes. this is an investigation that's likely to take some time. it's havi a

main lanes as we pan north. or pan south looking at the northbound lanes. look at the backup. it's growing northbound in the main lanes. bumper to bumper traffic heading north of dumfries in dale city toward and alongside this crash. eun and aaron, a rough ride. >> certainly looks like it. thank you, daich. it's 6:56. four things to know this morning. if you're headed anywhere near springfield plaza, you will see a lot of police activity this morning. fairfax county police investigating a death there as well as a break-in that happened nearby. they're working to find out whether both incidents are connected. follow justin finch on twitter for updates. police are trying to figure out whether reckless driving had anything do with a deadly accident in accokeek. this crash happened after 9:00 last night on pine drive and indian head highway. one person died. the justice department has until monday to respond after hawaii challenged the trump administration's limited travel ban. it took effect last night.

latest on the challenge in a few minutes. if your holiday plans include watching a fireworks display on the national mall, expect more security. it's prepared for the celebration. head to the nbc washington app to learn more. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. until then, enjoy your day and your weekend. >> make it a great friday everybody.

good mornin good morning. twitter storm. democrats and republicans alike accusing president trump of crossing the line with his crude tweet about msnbc hosts mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. >> he should resign. >> i don't see that as an appropriate comment. >> the white house digging in. >> i don't think it's a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. >> this morning, joe and mika speaking out. one-on-one, president trump and vladimir putin set for a high stakes meeting next week. their first face-to-face. but will the president challenge the russian leader on the subject of meddling in the u.s. election? deadly accident. tennis superstar venus williams found at fault in a