we're encouraging them to please give us a call. >> reporter: lombre's call had a distinctive skin fan for life logo on the rear windshield. police want to hear from anyone who saw the car or may have information that can help them solve this murder. >> just come forward, do the right thing, and suffer the consequences. >> reporter: in prince gorge's county, darcy spencer, news 4. >> right now take a good look at robert mcgill. this 78-year-old man is from capitol heights. he has not been seen since friday morning on shell street. police need help finding him. he has dementia and diabetes. the alzheimer's organization locally says he walks with a cane and is likely on foot. call maryland state police if you see him. a man accused of sexually abusing a child in the district has been arrested. d.c. police arrested

with a girl last wednesday on north carolina avenue southeast. things should be back to normal on the red line this morning. metro shut down service between silver spring and forest glen last night. train operators called montgomery fire about a smoking cable on the tracks. they didn't find anything. they say smoke from illegal fireworks could have been what operators saw. today ben jealous will call on larry hogue tan to refuse to reject president trump -- he has asked states for several pieces of data including names, party afill yag filiations and voting histories. several states rejected this request. some say state laws prohibit releasing certain details about voters. coming up

capitol hill where tracie potts will have reaction on president trump's latest twitter controversy. ♪ we are a day away from the fourth of july. today we will get a sneak peek. the closed rehearsals are this morning. actor john stamos hosting this year at the national mall. a lot of people looking forward to seeing the beach boys, four tops, the national symphony orchestra among others. should be a lot of fun. last-minute preparations are underway to get ready for the thousands who will attend. security will be tighter. d.c. police say there are no credible threats. we caught up with people enjoying the weather and the smithsonian folk life festival over the

this is one of my favorite events every year. >> how is the heat? >> washington in the summer. about what you would expect. >> great attitude to have. if you're headed down to the mall for the fourth, we have you covered. open the nbc washington app for the best alternative metro stations and what you can and can't bring. just search july 4th. >> it's 4:33. we'll get you up to speed. let's start with chuck and a look at forecast. 77 uncomfortable degrees outside. >> it is july in washington. this is very typical for us to be well into the 70s, even at this hour of the morning. especially in the downtown near the urban centers. it is cooler in the outlying areas. a check of the temperature map. there is the camera looking eastbound, waiting on sunrise, a little more than an ho

68 in front royal. winchester, down to 66. we're on the comfortable side. out in the shenandoah valleys, the far western suburbs, temperatures will climb into the upper 80s and low 90s. be ready for a toasty warm day. highs of 92 degrees. tomorrow, temperatures in the 70s in the morning. i'll straighten that graphic out for you. tomorrow's high, 93. there is officially a 30% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. mostly before 7:00 in the evening. i remain optimistic that all the fireworks should go off without a hitch tomorrow. after that a break from the 90s for wednesday and thursday. i'll share that with you in the ten-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. i believe it's back to the news. >> thank you. cleanup underway in washington state after an amtrak train carrying hundreds derailed. what we're learn being their conditions as

the symbol of our nation on the mend. the rescue and recovery of a baby bald eagle found injured in our area this weekend. and a local program hoping enticeto

introducing the ifrom subway.ction head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway. 4:37 is the time right now. >> here are the four things to know. investigators will return to the site of a fatal home explosion in pennsy

gas leak was killed when the house exploded and burst into flames. it happened yesterday in lancaster county, pennsylvania. someone called the gas company to report the smell of gas. firefighters ran into the house to rescue people inside. two other people were hurt. four other homes were damaged. in washington state, investigators will spend the day trying to figure out what caused this amtrak train to derail outside of takoma. four train cars went off the tracks. rescue crews were able to safely evacuate more than 250 passengers. there were no serious injuries. >> do your job! >> protesters in maine flock to the state capitol over the weekend to urge lawmakers to do your job. it comes as the state is in the middle of a government shutdown. lawmakers failed to reach a budget agreement. governor chris christie

the closing of nonessential state services after he and lawmakers did not agree on the budget. christie is getting criticized for spending time on a beach with his family that he closed as part of the shutdown. one of mexico's famous volcanos erupted sunday morning in dramatic fashion. it spewed ash into nearby communities. the ash cloud rose 6500 feet above the crater. there are more than 3,000 volcanos in mexico. only 14 are considered active. this one active since the 1990s. impressive. a bald eagle getting treatment after a scare over the weekend. >> someone spotted the bird in southwest d.c. saturday morning. the humane rescue alliance said it was having trouble breathing, was lethargic, couldn't fly. they posted pictures on its facebook page.

recover. we're still working to find out what happened to the bird and we'll let you know when we get an update. >> already looking better. combed his hair. cleaned him up a bit. >> amazing how that works. you have seen him on the big screen, he used to dealers on the streets of virginia. a angie golf has a cop following his hollywood dream. >> he played a clumsy detective, serial killer, and faced off with mark wahlberg during disaster. jim clack is making it in hollywood which may have you wondering what is he doing here walking the halls of the sheriff's department? >> reporter: before chasing his dreams on the big screen, he spent more than a decade as a

and it was there where his talent was discovered. >> i said i'm a police officer i'm going to work midnights. she said that's all fine and dandy. you have what it takes. you could do this professionally. >> reporter: he eventually parked his patrol car and moved to l.a. to pursue his new fashion. at first he worked as kate beckinsale's bodyguard, the same actress who would later star in a film he would produce. many law enforcement roles followed. there was working cases with matthew mcconaughey in "true detective." and most recently starring opposite keanu reeves as the lead prosecutor in the whole truth. his favorite role so far -- playing peyton manning's caddie in a commercial. >> no disrespect to anyone i worked with actor-wise. highlight of my career. >> reporter: between the bright lights and working behind the

finds himself missing police work. it's a big part he comes back here to the communities he once pa patrolled. he is hoping to help at-risk kids. >> we're always trying to be creative, think of ways we can reach maybe different demographics or different groups of people who maybe we haven't reached out to yet. >> reporter: operation lead stands for law enforcement arts division, and would give kids a chance to act and produce short films with deputies. theal, bridge the gap between police and community. >> it's that dynamic of how do i marry both worlds together. i think it's as simple as how is it to live in your shoes. >> reporter: clock says this keeps him grounded working in an industry where it is all about yo

base to allow me to settle in to whatever is happening with me and still be grateful. >> reporter: coming up, set your clock. the filmmaker's latest comedy, 6:66 p.m. evil has an hour to kill is out this fall. 4:43 right now. pretty warm out there this morning. you add in the humidity, doesn't feel so great. current look at temperatures. a lot of people waking up in the 70s. chuck will have a look at what we can expect today and your holiday forecast. it's something they hope will go hand in hand. girls and s.t.e.m. it will happen. how a local program aims to teach girls they're just as good as the boys when it comes to math and science. we're watching president trump's twitter account to see what he tweets next. the controversial tweets he's under fire for a

good morning. welcome to the 3rd of july. temperatures 60s and 70s here in the early morning hours. it will be a day in the 90s for sure for most of us later today. what about the fireworks weather? i'm still more optimistic than not about that. i'll share the ten-day with you coming up. the brother of a man killed while riding his motorcycle has a message he wants everyone to hear before you hit the road. what he has to say after learning his brother was driving at more than 100 miles per hour. and a conspiracy theory surrounding a d.c. restaurant is back. what just put so-called pizzagate back in the spotlight. >> whoa! all right. all right. >> demonstrators rallied outside the texas state capital yesterday calling for the

similar rallies broke out in similar cities across the country. demonstrators say the possibility of collusion between the trump campaign and russia is why the president should be removed from office. the president repeatedly denied allegations of collusion. president trump's latest twitter attack is stirring controversy. he tweeted an edited video yesterday showing him beating up a man with a cnn logo on his face. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with the reaction this new tweet is getting. good morning. >> hey there. good morning. so, that video has people asking is there any work going on at the white house? there is. there was a call with china overnight. preps for the g20 summit. calls for healthcare, even though congress is on break. in the middle of that, president trump had time to tweet this. >> what will happen? >> reporter: a literal assault on the media. an edited video showing president trum

man bearing the cnn logo. sent to millions from both his personal and official fwtwitter account. >> i look at it and shake my head. >> people are begging the president not to do this. he ought to stop. >> i think no one would perceive that as a threat. >> reporter: cnn responses it's a dad day when the president of the united states encourages violence against reporters. >> the fake media is trying to silence us. but we will not let them. >> on sunday impeachment rallies from los angeles to new york. >> he is a real true threat to our american democracy. >> reporter: the critics say, is distracting from real issues. >> the focus cannot be on the tweet but that kitchen table family paying 20,000, 30,000, $40,000 for premiums. >> reporter: what to do with obamacare? mitch

hoping to avoid repeal now, replace later. >> sometimes when you lump too many things into one piece of legislation, you doom the likelihood of success. >> reporter: president trump also calling lawmakers trying to give obamacare one final blow. so the president is headed to the g20 summit on wednesday where he is expected to have his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. >> thank you. 4:49 right now. a conspiracy theory is getting new attention. people who live near comet ping-pong in northwest washington says someone is posting fliers saying the pizzagate theory is true. the theory says politicians are running a child sex ring out of that shop. one resident says the slips of paper threatens peoples safety. >> with the pizza parlor a few blocks

where someone self-investigated with an assault rifle. >> reporter: police arrested the man responsible for the attack last december. less than two weeks ago he was sentenced to four years in prison for firing inside the restaurant. in northern virginia, fairfax county police are investigating how a man who was walking was hit by a car and killed. they say he was trying to cross richmond highway at belvoir dive around 3:00 yesterday morning. medics rushed him to the hospital. he died a few hours later. he lost his brother in a motorcycle crash, now a man from prince george's county wants more people to think about safety the next time they go out for a ride. david mum ford's brother died thursday. we're told gerald stockton was going at least 130 miles per hour when he lost control on bran brandywine road and crashed. last night people gathered to honor his memory. >> he is in a better place. with that being

me to grieve, to know that now i have a guardian angel. >> stockton was a single father to four children. >> covering the district, several people looking for a new place to live after a fire tore through several row homes. look at the damage in the video. the flames erupted on 18th street yesterday morning. no one was hurt. fire investigators are still trying to figure out how that fire started. a group of middle school girls in virginia are proving that creating video games is hard work. >> it is part of a summer camp by george mason university and a virginia business. as amy cho shows us, the girl is goal is to get more interested in technology. >> reporter: the girls in this computer class started from scratch. now they just about cracked the code to building a finished game. >> as long as it's there it's perfected. >> it's super fun watching other

and learning how to make video games so other people can enjoy it other than yourself. >> it feels good. most girls think, oh, i can't do this because, you know, i'm a girl. people think girls are stereotypical. >> reporter: designing games teaches coding, photo shop and math. but they also learn lessons you won't find in textbooks. >> we learned about teamwork, like working together to make the games, edit them, and for feedback. >> the girls are doing fantastic. i love seeing them work together and the games they're creating. >> reporter: that excitement is something many of them say will last a lifetime. >> i very much would love to do this as a job. wake up every day and actually be excited to go to work. >> do what you love. don't be afraid to make mistakes. don't be afraid to stand up for yourself and just be happy and follow your dreams. >> reporter: when it comes to the future for these girls, it's game on. >> i'm so pp

>> that's girl power right there. i like that. >> great life lessons, skills at the same time. >> amy got herself in the middle of all that. >> how cool was that. >> we're using technology to try to keep you ahead of some rain chances around here. i think we'll win. this will be a good stretch of weather for today and tomorrow. a lot of people, i don't understand how they got the 3rd of july off. i get tomorrow is a holiday, but everybody is acting like today is a holiday. if you got the day off, what are you doing up before 5:00 a.m.? 77 degrees at national airport. obviously that's inside the urban heat island. most of the outlying areas are back into the upper 60s, low 70s. 70s in potomac. 71 in vienna. 70 in sterling. beautiful prince george's county, 71 degrees in buoy. 74 in riverdale. closer to the bay, temperatures not bad. 74 in annapolis. down across southern parts of prince willi

montclair what about rain chances? no organized rain threat. there is a weak weather boundary across the great lakes. that may provide us a slightly better chance for some thundershowers tomorrow. almost no chance. never say never, but almost no chance for rain across the area. here's future weather. bringing in the tiniest hint of a shower chance between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. today. much like we had yesterday. that coverage area there, even if all that verifies, that's not even a 20% chance for rain today. tomorrow moving that up to the 20% to 30% range. i'm still optimistic fireworks tomorrow, whether you're coming down to the national mall or watching them in your neighborhood, they should be pretty good. as we get towards the rest of the week, a little bit cooler. the weekend i'm optimistic about. that's it for the weather department. let's go over to jack taylor and

>> good morning. starting off the bell way good and quiet. see if we can keep it this way. inner and outer loop in virginia should find nothing wrong. even getting there. 270, 95, 50 looking good. no worries in virginia. 66, 95, 395, if you're headed out this morning, you're in for nothing in your way. for now, aaron, molette, back in to you. >> thank you. it's a recall impacting a lot of people who shop at home depot. the item being pulled from store shelves that could injury or burn you or a family member. also ahead, you get the renewal notice every six months but how often do you actually shop around when it comes to your car insurance? how much money you could be saving. >> here we are grieving because i lost my husband, my children lost their father. and for what reason? >> ahead at 5:

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the recall includes three and four-light fixtures. many americans are making a surprise admission when it comes to car insurance. >> could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> despite this and many other ads, people are not shopping around for car insurance. nerdwallet.com found that nearly 38% of people have not done a price check in the last three years. some admit they have never done on one. >> people are unaware of how much they could be saving. so they sign up for car insurance, they set it up for auto renew, get the bill in the mail, pay it and don't think about it. >> on average by not shopping around americans are missing out on $400 of savings. >> i think if you find something you like, why look around? stick with what you have. like marriage. >> i'm too busy to be looking for other insurance

>> yeah. stay with us. news 4 today continues right now at 5:00 a.m. good morning. ready? >> not quite. >> back from vacation. i got vacation hands. >> we'll ease her into it. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm molette green. >> some of you are getting ready for work, but some of you are off this morning. we'll check in with jack taylor who is in for melissa. first up a look at the forecast with chuck bell. steamy already. >> it is thick out here on the front lawn. very, very humid. the flag in front of the station is hanging completely still. not much of a breeze. an abundance of humidity. feels like an early summer morning in d.c. for sure. a couple headlights and