begins with breaking news. that breaking news, 17 people shot. right now on "news 4 today," nightclub vialence in little rock, arkansas and what police are now uncovering in the daylight. close are to home, a firefighter hurt una rooftop blaze. the d.c. row house up in flames and the family now without a home. this holiday weekend, get ready for it, you are going to be feeling the heat and humidity. we've got storm team 4 tracking a major warm-up and when showers might dampen your backyard plans. at 9:00 if you're just waking up on this saturday, we are following breaking news out of little rock, arkansas. >> let's get straight to news 4's derrick ward live for us. good morning, derrick. >> this is wild. more than a dozen people shot in little rock, arkansas. no one was killed. if you listen to the audio from video shot inside the club, you'll understand why this outcome is simply amazing.

take a look here. can you see where bullets shattered a window at the nightclub. there were injuries people trying to get out. some folks trampled, some jumped out of windows. a quick recap of what we know so far. this happened around 2:30 this morning their time. they are about an hour behind us. all 17 shooting victims are alive. police don't think this was an active shooter or an act of terror. no arrests have been made. you can also check out our nbc washington app for updates. back to you. >> derrick, we'll keep in touch with you. more developments will come in. at 9:01, we welcome you in on what is the first of july. going to start feeling like it as well. good morning, i'm david cull skrer. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. a little steamy today, i think that's what lauryn is saying. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,

yesterday, feeling it today, this morning hits you like a ton of bricks. that's for the remainder of july 1st. mark off some pool time for today. 80 at 9:00 a.m. you know we're going to be warming up. temperatures in the low nunn for daytime highs today. going to feel closer to 100 degrees because of that humidity. we he do have a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms any time after 1:00 to about 7:00 tonight. again, if you are added to the pool, make sure you keep an eye on the sky even if you're traveling as well. i do believe out for fireworks. we're dry after 7:00 p.m. that's something we'll watch. i've got the exact timing on those storms coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, lauryn, thank you. new developments in an overpass row house fire on u street. one firefighter treated for minor injuries. d.c. fire officials say flames started on the roof deck of one row house and spread to a neighboring house. that fire is now under control and no one else was hurt. four adults and two chdr

investigators try to figure out how this happened. it is july 1st. that means new laws are going into effect today. so take a look. in maryland, the minimum wage is up from $8.75 to $9.25 an hour. the state legislature also passed a new law which requires public schools to have specific education for opioid addiction. maryland first responders are getting a new tax break. the first $15,000 of their retirement income is now exempt from state taxes. >> all right, meagan, from maryland to my home state, commonwealth, virginia, show you new laws there. two of them, by the way, aimed at curbing growing opioid crisis. one of them allows for a new needle exchange program. the other makes it easier for new moms to get treatment if they are addicted to drugs. also look at this law. this will make ridinhe

pretty good. starting today, you know how frustrated you feel when you see somebody in the left side of the highway. police can now fine you $100 if you're driving too slow in that lane. the law was passed to help emergency vehicles and prevent road rage. this one dealing with alcohol. right here, high proof. abc stores will start selling more types of 151 proof alcohol. did you hear that, meagan? >> wow. >> specifically grain alcohols who do not have specific taste or color, that includes well-known brand ever clear. a lot of new laws going into effect today. our digital team helping you out. heat online to nbcwashington.com. we made it easy, search for new laws. meag meagan. >> a story in new york city. investigators working to learn about horrifying shooting inside one of the busiest hospitals. police say

doctor at bronx lebanon henry bello opened fire using assault rifle. he shot seven people killing one. police say he killed himself after trying to light himself on fire. detectives say bello was forced out of the hospital two years ago following sexual harassment allegations. detectives say he then threatened his colleagues and said he would kill them. to the district now. police there need your help right now finding a driver. this story is developing out of southeast. let's take you to the scene along erie street last night. police say a driver hit a bicyclist and took off. they don't have a lot to go on or a description of the vehicle. that's why they need you. if you saw the crash, give them a call. we're working to figure out how padly that cyclist got hurt. police investigating whether patrol officers struck a boy and left him. this according to "washington

park view neighborhood in northwest. the boy is 11-year-old and his mother tells the post her son was carrying fireworks. the boy says the officer's cruiser struck the back of his bicycle. they checked the fireworks, gave them back and drove off. his bike was damaged but he's okay. we're piecing together this morning new details in what was a bizarre murder out of springfield, virginia. it was a backally killing that turned into pet store burglary. let's take you back to friday morning. fairfax county police say this man got into a heated argument with hart at a billiards bar. both were regulars there. around 2:00 a.m. the argument spilled into alley behind the plaza. that's when they say he stabbed him leaving him to die. moments later he broke into the pet value store. a friend of the victim says a vigil is planned starting at 5:30 tonight at that shopping center. two police agencies are teaming up and fighting back

against a group of dirt bikes and atv riders. yeah, this was the scene last weekend in national harbor when nearly 100 riders wof wove in and out of traffic. same riders seen revving their engines along pennsylvania avenue and h street northeast. take a look at photos on the screen. d.c. police an prince george's county police say these are the membership who illegally tore through the streets. police need help identifying them. prince george's county police have cameras set up to try and catch these guys. 9:07, your time on saturday. a crash landing on one of the busiest freeways in the country. this is absolutely incredible. we'll show you the close call and hear about the heroes who came to the rescue. new changes for transgender americans. how a new order from the defense secretary will impact the who wantos t

297, i lost my right engine. >> i can't imagine so this dramatic plane crash video. it happened yesterday morning on a busy freeway in southern california. believe it or not only two people were injured in this fiery crash there. the pilot toward air traffic controllers he lost one of his two engines. he tried to make it back to john wayne airport but couldn't do it. an off duty firefighter just happened to be in the right place at the right time. >> the plane was on fire almost immediately as soon as it hit the median. i surprised the wife. she wasn't a very big lady. she was really trying to pull her husband out of the plane as well. i was really amazed, they weren't burned. >> incredible.

the only two people injured. some more scary moments that happened for passengers flying out of one of the world's busiest airports. what you're about to see happened at chicago o'hare. a plane clipping another one while taxiing. the wing of the american airlines jet clipped a skywest airlines american eagle plane last night. no one got hurt. as you're about to see, a lot of emergency vehicles rushed to the tarmac. american airlines is apologizing to customers and got passengers booked on another flight. timing is everything. if you're planning a cookout this weekend. maybe going to the pool. we've got lauryn ricketts closely tracking showers and temperatures that will feel like triple digits. it's going to get hot. white house backlash. why nearly half of states are refusing to follow requests to instigate alleged voter vefr

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i'm derrick ward at the live desk. multiple people shot early this morning in little rock, arkansas. this is at a nightclub. there are no fatalities but take a look at this video and you'll understand why is so amazing no one was killed.

take a look here and you can see where bullets shattered windows at the nightclub. some people were trampled trying to get out. a couple of people were injured actually jumping out of windows. here is a quick recap of what we know. this happened around 2:30 their time. they are about an hour bin us. all 17 confirmed shooting victims are alive and police don't think this was an active shooter or act of terror. so far no arrest vs been made. can you check out our nbc washington app for updates. i'm derrick ward at the live desk. back to you. well, if you're headed out to quicken loans national tournament, i know it's been going on since wednesday, but now we're really amping things up. all the big players teeing off this afternoon about 1:00 p.m. temperatures are going to be right around 90 degrees but it's doing to feel warmer with mugginess. storms at the potomac, 2:30, 3:00. keep an eyeth

nbc washington app. we'll have an eye on the storms no matter where you are, not just potomac but anywhere coming up in three minutes. transgender americans will now have to wait six months before enlisting in the armed forces. secretary mattis wants to make sure the change won't affect military readiness. the spokesman for human rights says delay restricts recruitment of the best and brightest regardless of gender. transgender service members have been able to serve openly since last year but they are not allowed to enlist as new recruits. states in more than half the country refusing to go along with a white house q this has to do with substantial amounts of confidential information, information that concerns you, the voter. peter alexander has more on this controversy. >> reporter: growing backlash against a sweeping request from president trump's commission investigating alleged voter fraud. >> this is an outrageous attempt by this

suppress voters, to disenfranchise voters. >> that outrage following this letter asking all 50 states to provide voter data, names, addresses, dates of birth, party affiliation and even in some cases last four digits of social security numbers. >> will rhode island comply with this request nf no. fir ? >> no. first of all, it's an alarming request. i don't know where it's coming from. >> mississippi secretary of state, my reapply would be they can go jump in the gulf of mexico and mississippi is a great state to launch from. the request from the's vice chair. >> my question is what are you afraid of? all it is is publicly available information. we're going to analyzes it and present it to the public. >> white house calling crit sift of the commission a political stunt. the move is months in the making. after losing popular vote to hillary clinton, president trump has alleged without proof that 3 to 5 million pe

illegally. >> the commission does not exist to prove or disprove anything the president said in january. >> voting rights advocates question the entire process. >> not only should voters be skeptical of the results but they should be extreme lly circumspect about the collection of the data and how it's going to be handled. >> peter alexander, nbc news, white house. chuck todd will be joined by delaware senator tom carper and bill cassidy to discuss latest senate health care developments. "meet the press" airs tomorrow morning at 10:30 right here on nbc 4. how about this. $42 million a year. how does that sound? the question is, is that enough money to keep john wall with the wizards. the team's management, they hope so. when you do the tally up over four years, that's $168 million. sounds like mega

jackpot. he already has a contract through 2019 but wizards want to keep him around through 2023. reports say wall will take some time to think about that offer. >> he's got a lot to mull over there. >> for me, it's where do i sign? i'm not an nba clearly. i'm barely 6'. >> that's all right. >> dream big. dream big, david. >> time's up. >> never say never. >> million dollar weather for some? >> yes. >> steamy and hot. it's summertime. >> d.c. weather. >> d.c. weather. i was really enjoying that kind of nice low humidity type of weather. >> so cal weather. >> so cal weather but my job would be so boring if it was like that all the time, although it was really nice out there. now we've got few thunderstorms to talk about through the afternoon. take a look at capital camera, a hazy net over d.c. now. we're warming things up today. afternoon thunderstorms any time after 1:00 to 7:00 tonight.

there today. but also on the muggy side. i've got to tell you, we're not looking too shabby for fourth of july. that's good news. remember last year when it was foggy and temperatures around 70 degrees? big changes. temperatures, up to 80 degrees. you know we hit 80 after 9:00 we're going to be warm. we're going to take those temperatures into low 90s. we're going to have more clouds build in. scattered afternoon thunderstorms. some will be strong. if you're headed to the pool, keep an eye in the sky. any time in the d.c. area after 3:00. strong storms, heavy rain. also lots of lightning we're talking about and even some pretty gusty winds. nothing is happening on storm team 4 radar now. once we get that heat and humidity building, we start to see storms blossom. they will be coming west to east. again, here is 10:00 a.m. even a little bit of sunshine. that's only going to put fuel to the fire for some of these storms to really amp up. again, watch for flooding threats. i do believe some could go

i-95. by 5:30 looking good. if you have some fireworks tonight and we're not looking too bad for that. again, the biggest impacts are going to be the heavy rainfall. again, possibly high winds. the good news is the humidity is doing to drop after today. it's going to be humid today. not looking too bad for fourth of july. we've got fourth of july forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you, lauryn. he wasn't invited but he stayed for breakfast anyway. prckyard sur

i'm melissa mollet with a look at first4traffic and metro this holiday weekend. red line 9 to 18 minutes. green and orange, every 26. taking a look at silver lines, which wehle, reston east and boston only. on the yellow line trains operate between huntington and mt. vernon square only. finally remember green line running every 18 minutes as well. fourth of july metro rail service starts at 7:00 in the morning, ends at midnight. the national mall entrance did he smithsonian station will become entry only after 9:00 p.m. on the 4th. have a good one. a lot of us talk about this on facebook live this morning. the holiday weekend. a lot of you have got family coming in for maybe some gathgs

cleaning up a mess from an uninvited guest. >> bureau chief shares wild encounter with the black bear. >> reporter: maybe the bear considered this the appetizer. when the video started rolling suet on the menu. once that cleaned out, the bear moved to big bird feeder. tom and his wife watched it all from their dining room window. just missed the first part when he pulled it to the ground. >> he moved his body a little bit pulling it down, like a linebacker making a tackle. the suet feeder, somehow he tore this up. actually, this my be salvageable. there's a front grate that fits in. he pulled it right out. that actually i don't have to replace that one. >> took it apart. >> he kind of knew what he was doing. >> bird food consumed, you can see standing near a tree to see if there was more grub to be had.

tom said he and his wife had very different reactions to this uninvited guest. >> my wife thought he was cute. i was on the phone with west fringefield police and inland fisheries and animal control and 911. >> police told him unless the bear was aggressive they wouldn't need to come. wildlife folks gave some advice saying you can help bear proof removing bird feeders, pick up pet food, secure food in the garbage, pick up fruit from the ground. >> definitely will try to keep the mood sources to a minimum back there. bear won't like it but keep the bear out. >> this bear felt right at home. at one point settling in for a nap. when the bear left he came to this back corner of the yard and climbed over the fence. the family hoping he won't be making a return. in fairfax station i'm julie carey. news 4. pref looked so cute, doesn't he? 9:26 the time.

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that breaking news coming out of little rock, arkansas. >> straight to derrick ward at our live desk. >> good morning, meagan and david. a dozen people shot in little rock, arkansas. no one was killed. you can see where bullets shattered windows in the nightclub called the power lounge. some people were trampled trying to get out, other people jumping out of windows. 17 people hit by gunfire. here is a quick recap of what we know so far. this happened at 2:30 this morning their time. they were an hour behind us. all 17 confirmed shooting victims are alive and police do not think this was an active shooter or act of terror. so far no arrests have been made. check our nbc washington app for updates. tanks for the developing story. we welcome you back in to "news 4 today," i'm david culver. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald in f

good for the pool. >> lauryn stepped outside in the heat and humidity, looks like a nice breeze. >> it is a breeze. i have to tell you, i walked outside and i was like, oh, it is so humid out here. it is going to continue to be like this throughout the day. the heat index in the upper 90s. even though air temperature around 90. heat and humidity building, we've got storms moving in. scattered afternoon thunderstorms throughout our region. again, that breeze will be with us all through the day. it will give us a little relief electric heat and humidity. storms 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. then we start drying out. i'll time out those storms for your neighborhood hour by hour coming up when i join you back inside. >> all right. we'll see you in just a moment. i want to get to some more breaking news. this coming into our newsroom as well out of northern virginia. fredericksburg police piecing together homic

before 2:00 we're told a man shot in the greenbrier shopping center parking lot. police say 23-year-old from king georges county. he later died at the hospital. his name not released. we're working to get more details from fredericksburg police. as soon as we get details if we're not on air our team will push they will out to you through the app. family and friends will say good-bye to the teen killed by a train in manassas. a funeral for reyhan safoglu. services under way for beloved football coach and teacher who was killed on the beltway. leonard schultz taught at

schultz was killed as he he tried to secure a boat to the back of a pickup truck on the side of the road last saturday. his nephew was in critical condition. funeral services began at 10:00 a.m. at veienna presbyterian church. >> this morning there's a new virginia law in effect. this is to protect your kids. this was sparked by an investigation by our news 4 iteam, their way of working for you. the law requires all public school districts in the commonwealth to immediately and thoroughly investigate any teacher suspected of engaging in misconduct with children. it requires a prompt formal hearing for those teachers. last winter iteam found fairfax county waited years before ensuring some teaching licenses were revoked from educators who sexually assaulted students. one of those students later found another job out of state and assaulted another student. there's a fascinating pack story to all of this. you can f

stories on this case by opening up nbc washington app. a family thought they would be celebrating the summer it and high school graduation but instead -- >> i'm very, very sorry someone had to die for this. >> remorse from the family of 18-year-old kyla jones. she was sentenced to six years in prison for fatal dolly stabbing kaelia minor. jones addressed the court moments before she was carried away to prison. >> her sentiment and what she expressed to the mother of the decedent was so heartfelt, she wished she could take it back. in that moment of heated anger, the incident happened. >> police say jones got into a fight with minor on a metrobus just as she was leaving coolidge high school. it was over a cell phone and spilled out into the streets.

near the intersection of kansas and emerson in northwest. police say jones pulled out a knife stabbing minor once before taking her cell phone back and leaving the scene. jones and minor had a history of fighting. jones tearfully told the judge she never intended on killing anyone. >> she's going to do all she can to fulfill what the other young lady is not able to fulfill. >> but minor's family is angry. they walked out of court feeling as though six years in prison wasn't enough, and that justice wasn't serve. her mother said, quote, she killed my daughter and got away with it. there's no words that will bring minor back but jones seemingly did what she could to describe her sorrow. >> from her heart she cried out to the family to forgive me, and i'm going to show you all that that child who passed is going to be part of me.

saturday. it was brand-new and near opening. now demolition crews are tearing down what's left of an apartment building in college park. the complex was under construction when it went up in flames back in april. look at the aftermath there. it was the largest firefighting effort in prince george's county history. you can see why. massive flames. more than 200 firefighters had to respond to that. we still don't know what caused it but we do know there are plans to rebuild it. nordstrom is clogs its doors. at the dulles town center july 8th. the store has been in the community for 15 years. nordstrom says it can better serve shoppers at other area stores and online. customers aren't too happy about the news. >> i love the store. so what we going to do? i don't like shopping online, honestly, bee

same. you come to the store and then you can pick what you like. prp the. >> the closing also means 150 nordstrom employees will be out of a job. but nordstrom says it plans to fin them jobs at other stores in the area. big changes in security measures on the national mall. pay attention, no more warnings starting today you could get a ticket. we'll show y

>> the family of an elderly man who died is suing williams. it comes a day after a police report revealed she was at fault for a crash that happened last month. police inves

light. she has said she did not see the car before crossing into its lane. she has not been charged or cited in the crash. the list is growing. nevada now the fifth state that allows the sale of recreational marijuana. voters approving legalization in november, this past november. the fastest turnaround from ballot box to sales. people older than 21 can buy up to an ounce of pot. they have to keep it under the radar. smoking pot remains illegal in public places. people can only use marijuana in a private home. passengers traveling in and out of the airport got a late start to the fourth of july weekend. officials say a security check last night at the daily parking garage came up with a positive alert. it involved six garage bags. they were cleared but caused flights to be grounded for about an hour and a half. the parking garage and cell you're waking up to temperatures at 80. right now here in

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i'm derrick ward at the live desk. more than a dozen people shot early this morning in little rock, arkansas. there are no fatalities. can you see where bullets shattered windows. some people trampled trying to get out. some people jumped out of windows. they were injured. here is a quick recap of what we know so far. this happened around 2:30 their time. they were an hour behind us. all 17 confirmed shooting victims are alive. police don't think there was an active shooter nor an act of terror. no arrest made. you can check our nbc washington app for updates. derrick, thanks. millions traveling for what some have as the long holiday weekend. not all of us. >> not all of us. >> that's all right. many of them

a good reason. >> if you have family coming into town you might notice change on national mall. news 4 jackie bensen shows us how security is also being stepped up. >> how does this work? more than a few d.c. residents bringing holiday weekend guests to enjoy the glories of smithsonian museum and national map were surprised they have to pay to park in spaces that were free since henry ford invented motor car. >> free before. i live in virginia, never see this. we always park the car and we leave. >> we saw some people park and walk away without reading the signs, which, of course, may result in parking ticket. but many using the system commended it for being easy to use and understand. >> i think it's easy to use, and i think it's useful, at least give you some park.

>> at a press conference district officials said security will be robust for the event on the mall with extra police officers on hand, even though there are no known credible threats. mayor muriel bowser addressed illegal fireworks that frustrate and sometimes frighten people this time of year. >> if they shoot off in the air, they are illegal. sound like a bomb, they are illegal. they come in a little box you buy at a licensed firework stand in the district, you can probably use them. in addition to all that security, you'll have to deal with crowded roads and airports as well. aaa says a record 44 million people will travel more than 50 miles away from their home this weekend. more than 37 million of those people will drive. that's up from 2016 and about 3.5 million people will fly. the reason for all the extra travels, low gas prices. airfares are also 10% cheaper than last year. >> meagan. >> yes. no more warnings. if you're driving in the city of

too. >> tickets. >> get your brakes ready. starting today, a ticket from new red light cameras just installed. one at fairfax in germantown road. another on main street at woodland avenue. if you're caught going through the light, you're going to get some mail and in it a ticket. the city gave violators a 30-day warning period but that is over. >> you'll find family fun all the weekend on the national mall. you can't beat free. >> you cannot beat free. you can't beat music either. this is the combination of both things. first weekend of smithsonian folk light festival happening now. this year's festival celebrates circus, also explores how migrating people and immigrants shape our country. free workshops. we're working for you if you're interested. go

search. this is cool. the declaration of i saidence, 1800 characters. meagan spent all morning counting them. they want you to reduce them to 140. fourth of july, archives holding a twitter challenge for this year. it's in partnership with slate magazine. organizers asking folks to reduce the entire document to just one tweet. >> it's #tinydeclaration. we wanted them to distill the declaration of independence. it's going to happen during the archive celebration when the entire declaration of i saidence will be read. i wonder who reads it. >> i thought you did? >> the whole thing? >> yeah. >> no. i should but -- >> just

to read. >> kids don't do cursive anymore in school. >> you guys -- >> cursive. >> you've got typing. >> you're right. all right. >> weather. >> to weather. >> technology. you're using it to track the forecast. >> yes, i am. no, we've got some scattered showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon, some of which could be strong to severe. let's get to the maps. you know when it's 80 at 9:00 a.m. you know it's going to be a warm day. temperatures 90 for daytime highs. 91 for daytime highs today. i don't know how many times i can say daytime. the forecast, 91 for that high. it's going to feel warmer than that with that mugginess around. nothing showing up on the radar but that's doing to change. any time after 1:00, keep an eye on the sky. i say this for my folks headed out to chesapeake bay. you definitely want to

these storms. those heading to quigen loans tournament, i-95, showers behind it, all out by 6:00 or 7:00 tonight. could have an isolated shower here or there. if you have community fireworks, barbecuing, grilling, you're looking good tonight. after 7:00 we're drying. temperatures only falling into the 70s. damp and humid as wets into the evening, late evening, into the overnight. heavy rainfall will be one of the things that we're going to have to watch. some high winds. tomorrow theodore will be here later this afternoon, keep you abreast of the situation. lower humidity as we head into sunday, monday. not today, but definitely lower humidity sunday, monday, tuesday before it starts to amp back up next wednesday and thursday. today it will feel closer to 100. even as we go through the fourth of july only feeling like the air temperature, which will be right around 90 degrees. isolated storms tomorrow with temperatures around 90. lowering humidity throughout the day. lower humidity

just an isolated chance of shower or thunderstorm. hot and humid and a little breezy. next chance of rain after today, good chance wednesday and thursday. >> thank you, lauryn. from your farm to table. show you home grown methods creating a unique community and giving the m

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in loudoun county, one of those developments includes a 300 acre farm that caters to its residents. who is your farmer? residents of the community in aldie don't have to ask that question. their farm is part of their development. >> it's one of the largest agri hoods in the country. we're leading national model for farm to table communities. get to benefit from interacting with farmers and interacting with animals, too. >> the farm grows more than 100 varieties of vegetables. varieties of vegetables. for the residents the farm fair isn't limited to seasonal food and vegetables, they also get fresh eggs. community kitchen turns leftovers into canned goods. >> we have extras that goes to the kitchen. the chef there will turn that into what we call valuad

something ready it eat or canned good or jar of tomato sauce or strawberry jam. a new attraction popular with kids in the community, goats. went to work on thistles and this morning along the trails used by residents. trails too hilly to mow. >> this is a bmx trail. it's got a lot of thorns, ticks, and a lot of just generally unwanted vegetation. they don't mind the thorns. they will eat them. they don't mind poison ivy, they will eat that. we haven't sprayed chemicals where the children are riding their bikes. neighbors pay to join the community supported agriculture. their payback comes in the harvest. there's also a neighborhood farm stand for some of the extra produce. >> all right. your time now is 9:55. here are four things to know. a d.c. firefighter is at the hospital this morning with minor injuries after a row house caught fire. it happened on u street northwest after midnight. officials

on roof deck and spread to neighboring house. follow nbc washington app for details. >> police in the district they need your help. they are trying to find a driver who hit a cyclist and took off. you can see the scene right there. this happened along erie street in southeast d.c. last night. no word on how badly that cyclist is injured. >> funeral services are today for the 13-year-old girl hit and killed by a train in manassas. reyh reyh r you're waking up to new laws. one raises the minimum wage law in marmd from $8.75 to $9.25. a new law against driving under speed limit in virginia. the laws posted in our nbc washington app. a quick check of weather. >> scattered showers and

6:30, 7:00 tonight. could bring heavy downpours, definitely damaging winsds. keep an eye on the sky. we've got radar for you. muggy and breezy. temperatures around 90 sunday, monday, tuesday, lower humidity. only isolated showers and storms. >> talking about last fourth of july, tough to see in the sky. think this one will get -- >> that will be fine, good, just a little warm so hydrate. >> good idea. >> water water. >> that's going to do it for us here at "news 4 today." the three of us are back here tomorrow. you're not. >> i'm off. >> you're off. >> rubbing it in, too. >> we'll be back. all right. everyone have a great day. we'll see you tomorrow.

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