to right now. a few places are still in the 60s. that is about to change. are you feeling the heat? >> we turned the ac up in here. >> good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. look at the roads and the rails in a minute. but first the latest from chuck and sheena on the heat and humidity that are headed our way. they're outside now. hey, guys. >> good morning. it's going to be more humid today. i think the heat is going to be the story. >> we made it up to 90 degrees yesterday. today, not just 90. it will be more like 94, 5, 6 neighborhood. a little higher and more uncomfortable. there's the view from tower camera looking by our neighbor, the national presbyterian school on nebraska avenue. it's a pleasant enough morning. a scorcher of an afternoon. 72 in beautiful fairfax virginia. 73 in upper marlboro. 76 in

gaithersburg around 90. annapolis, should be around 90 degrees. the only places it could stay below 80. around the crest of the blue ridge and the -- everywhere else, could be will into the 90s today. rain chance, only 30% chance for an afternoon shower and lower rain chances. more on that coming up. for now, melissa mollet. >> good morning. taking a look at one issue we're having this morning that will take a while to clear out of the way. this is near dulles airport. still have the crash. some on the left, some on the right causing a backup. it is quite slow. bottom of the beltway, prince george's county. everything looking quite good. no big complaints. a look at the beltway, inner

no major problems inbound from the south. a little bit slow. don't have a report of a problem. take a look and be back in a couple of minutes. aaron? >> breaking news on a shooting in silver spring. >> angie goff at the live desk. what's going on? >> eun and aaron, we're waiting for more information about the shooter. it was a double shooting. looking at video from the scene along stuart lane in silver springs where this happened, officials still investigating, telling us that one woman is in serious condition right now. no update on how the other man shot is doing. still working to get more on what led up to the incident. stay with news 4. now back to you, aaron. >> angie, thank you. developing this morning, a 1-year-old is being treated for a gunshot wound after the shooting in northeast. this happened on 13th and i streets last night. a block north of the popular h street corridor. d.c. police say the baby was outside when the shooting started and was accidentally

arrived immediately to treat the child. d.c. police are looking for two suspects. two prince george's county firefighters were taken to the hospital late last night after a basement fire. it happened inside a home on bruton street in district heights before 10:20 off the kipling parkway. four people who live there have to find somewhere else to stay. no word on what started the fire. right now, flights are taking off and landing again after a nightmare scenario yesterday in. an evacuation at the leesburg faa facility. it brought things to a standstill. >> thousands were stranded. justin sfin much live in reagan national with more on the impact with travelers. justin? >> reporter: reagan right now kind of like the big ten. the campers are waking up, some with coffee and blankets in hand. others look right across from me still sl

like this man in his pink blanket, still conqued out there. taking a look, you are seeing the progress is still coming in. we're seeing cancellations. we are still seeing some delays rolling in here as well. most people are hoping to get to their destinations on time this morning. the hope is that today will not be like yesterday. among those hoping that barry reeser from new burn, north carolina. barry, you meant to fly out yesterday. turns out, flying is not how you will get home today. >> there will be no planes today. no way. i'm going to jump on a train at 10:00 a.m. out of union station. i'll be on there for seven hours. i'll be going into wilson on the train and get on a through way bus on wilson. that will bring me into new burn at close of business at 5:00. >> almost every mode of transportation but a plane. >> trains, planes and automobiles. but no planes today. >> what was that like,

>> it was a little bit of a shock at first when i came to the realization that all the hotels in d.c. were booked up. and there were no blankets. i had to run around for half an hour just to get this blanket that i'm sleeping on. my campsite. it was a little bit of a shock, honestly. i've had no sleep, my legs are cramped, but spirits are high and i'm going to get home. >> barry, thanks to a long night. hopefully, barry and many others are getting home today. >> justin finch, live for us. good luck to barry there. >> angie goff at the live desk with incredible video out of mississippi. angie, what is this? >> take a look at this. this is a military plane crash that killed 16 people on board. you can see debris. it was scattered across miles. the search for bodies continues into the morning. but officials say that they have recovered most of the bodies around the crash. right now, they're being deemed unsafe because of all the fuel.

our local affiliate says it was full of ammunition at the time of the explosion. the fbi on the scene right now working with several agencies to figure out what caused the plane to go down. we did hear from a marine spokeswoman who said the plane experienced a mishap but no specific details about the crash. eun, back to you. >> angie, thank you. it's 5:06. years of hard work around the area to attract a new fbi headquarters is expected to end with no winners. they're expected to announce that the government will drop it search for a new location. the move was reported by the "washington post" and washington business journal. fairfax and prince george's county fought to bring the new headquarters to their communities. county leaders believed jobs and businesses would soon follow. chair of the fairfax county board of supervisors released a statement saying in part

county put its best foot forward and are disappointed the bureau will remain in its current location. rushern baker said he would reserve comment until after the official announcement. back to the drawing board this morning for senate republicans who are not giving up on passing a health care bill. lawmakers are making changes hoping to convince republican holdouts to vote in favor of the plan. in the meantime, opponents are becoming more vocal. doctors, nurses and patients with preexisting conditions went to several senate offices yet to protest the bill. you could hear them shouting shame, shame, shame outside of texas senator ted cruz's office. 80 people were arrested in protests yesterday. in northern virginia, prince william county police hope you can help them track down this man. they say surveillance photo show him using a cell phone to take photos or videos upo

he was caught on surveillance saturday morning. if you can help identify him, police would like to hear from him. also in manassas, tears and anger from people in this mobile home park. the city council delayed a decision on a plan that would keep the east end mobile home park open. catholics for housing wants to buy the property and fix the water and sewer system. before that, the city wanted to evict 55 families. the city wants to continue negotiating the deal with the nonprofit group. five nats players have the honor of playing in all-star game. matt scherzer is the starting pitcher. strasburg, daniel murphy, ryan zimmerman. >> strasburg happy to be in that. >> he should be. they're all taking part in this year's game in miami. as a new twist, this is the first time in

be awarded home field advantage in the world series. bragging rights, of course. always fun to be playing. something else to look forward to, the home run derby and the all-star game will be held at nats park. i'm not a yankees fan. but speaking of the home run derby, did you see aaron judd? >> pretty crazy. get ready to sweat. the possibility of a heat wave is very real. it's almost here. >> get ready to sweat, guys. especially later into the week. 75 degrees right now. that's the temps in the district. if you're headed to the poll later today, it's a good day for that. you want to be in the water or the shade. a chance of an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. we'll show you the timing of that coming up. the case grabbing international attention. the state of baby charlie gard would have a decision. the major ruling by the judge in the case. could your amazon echo save your life? how one sheriff said it

danger and called for help. it's the news that will have all you coffee lovers jumping for joy. the new

i'm angie goff at the live desk. breaking news out

at the scene of a house fire in the 4300 block of 7th street? northwest. when firefighters arrived here, there was heavy fire from the two-level row house. at this point, most of the fire was found at the rear of the house. it did affect the first and second floors as you can tell from the pictures. last word from fire officials that they do have this fire under control. they're checking for hotspots as well as people. two people got out. they're being evaluated. we'll bring you updates as they come. aaron, eun. >> thank you, angie. let's check in with sheena parveen for a look at how hot we're going to get today. >> good morning. we're going to get hot through the afternoon. we're really going to heat up after the sunrises. look how quick temperatures get into the 80s and close to 90 closer to lunchtime. i'll show you how hot it's going to get. chuck has a look at the extended

we figured out what's happened on 295. here's the slowdown. northbound 295. we have a work zone being reported there that's blocking the right lane. we're seeing slowdowns there. near dulles, northbound 28 at mcclairen road there. the left side getting by a about a one-mile backup headed northbound. melissa, thank you. it is 5:14. in our top stories this morning, a british court will give the parents of a terminally ill baby a chance to present evidence that their son should get experimental treatment. this came after an emotional hearing yesterday in the case of 11-month-old charlie gard. medical experts have offered new research. >> north korean leader kim jong un is celebrating a ballistic test.

p shown yesterday on tv. the missile test demonstrated the range needed to reach alaska. in canada, 200 wildfires forced a state of emergency in british columbia. dozens of buildings have been scorched and 10,000 piem forced out of their homes. the biggest three fires grown to about 19 square miles. more than 1800 firefighters are working to put out the flames. angie goff here at the live desk with more fires dangerously in -- northern california dozens of structures and homes destroyed and several wildfires continue to spread. in southern california, more than 3,000 people had to leave their homes because of fires raging in santa barbara county scorching already 45 square miles. that was threatening more than 100 homes. eun, aaron? >> angie, thank you. it's now 5:15. stunning new revelations in the death of a

penn state. >> prosecutors presented new text messages that show that fraternity brothers tried to cover up april crime. tim piazza died after a night of heavy drinking at a frat house in february. no one called for help for hours. in text messages fraternity brothers say quote, i don't want to go to jail. hazing is a huge thing and make sure the pledges keep quiet about last night and this situation. someone googled how will nine drinks in an hour affect a 200-pound guy. the family's attorney says the new information is heartbreaking. >> find it extraordinarily difficult to hear that and see it in front of their very eyes. >> all of the defendants have pleaded not guilty. the judge will decide whether the case will go to trial. in montgomery county, the sound of planes flying overhead is a lot of headaches for neighbors along the potomac river. our news

the county could take the faa to court because of it. the battle over air traffic noise began when the faa began a new flight path to bwi marshall airport. a new analysis is not giving good news to leaders here in d.c. the financial literacy website ranks the district as the nation's worst run city. it looked at categories to determine the rankings. according to the website, d.c. finds itself with low high school graduation rates and high long-term deaths. napa idaho was ranked as the best run city. if you need a cup of coffee to get your day started, keep drinking. it could help you live longer, too. >> if you can't get through without a cup of coffee in the morning or three, this is according to a new study. researchers followed 200,000 people over 16 years and found drinking coffee was

reduced risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other diseases. one cup a day lowered the chance by 12%. bump it up to three cups and the risk dropped to 18%. it didn't matter if the coffee was regular or decaf. >> they contain a lot of antioxidants. those are probably the compounds that have the health benefits. >> researchers said the benefits of coffee seem to be the same for men and women from many different ethnic backgrounds. >> the con sums can be incorporated into a healthy diet. that's the trick here. i'm sure they looked at black coffee. you start putting sugar and cream. >> chocolate cake on the side. >> cabernet in your coffee. >> wait a minute. >> then you're doing too much. >> you can have irish coffee with the whiskey in it or the mexican coffee with the at th

>> i never had that. >> not before work though. >> on the record with that. >> it's going to be maybe more of a day suited for iced coffee than hot coffee as temperatures are expected to be soaring into the 90s for the next couple of days. our average high now is 89 degrees. so be 90 isn't saying much. above 95 degrees is when we really start to notice it. july rainfall, still on the plus side there. so far, the month of july is only about 2 degrees warmer than average. 7 out of the first ten days, already 90 or higher. this next stretch of days, will be probably the hottest stretch of days so far this summer. 75 degrees now. that southwest wind is holding temperatures up. yesterday morning, we had still a few lingering spots that made it into the 50s. not so this morning. 67 in warrenton. 70 out towards chantilly, virginia. the four-part planner. 75 degrees a

sun is up at 5:53. afternoon highs near 96. as far as rain chances go, there is a dying cluster of thunderstorms out here on the virginia -- or in the west virginia, ohio border. it is continuing to show signs of falling apart. we'll probably have to deal with the cloud cover this morning. these showers may live long enough to bring us a little -- a slightly better chance for a storm today compared to the next couple of days. here's your five-day forecast. 96 today. the 30% chance for rain. rain chances generally 20% or less for wednesday and thursday. p the hottest day of the week, melissa mollet. need your feet in an ice bucket. >> or stay inside with the nice ac this week. north of 295 at malcolm x avenue, still the work blocking the right lane. some delays there up northwest. constitution avenue, a new crash reported there. northbound rock creek parkway at

southbound lanes carrying two-way traffic for 40 minutes or so. northbound 28 near dulles at mcclearen road. things are slow there. about a one-mile backup. alexa may be responsible for saving the lives of a mother and daughter. this happened in new mexico during a domestic dispute. the mother and daughter weren't trying to call for help. but the device overhead an argument and called for authorities. >> he asked her did you call the sheriff. i guess there was a smart speaker connected inside the residence. to the home phone. it heard the key word, call sheriff. it saved the life of a mother and her child. if it wasn't for that speaker, who knows how the situation would have ended up. >> that's fascinating. i never heard this could happen. thma

domestic dispute was arrested. >> he's facing several charges and is being held without bond. some are calling it christmas in july. >> amazon prime day is here. that's not the only place you'll find deals. the other retailers hopping on the bandwagon. >> remember to join us for the ellen

welcome back at 5:25. if it seems like the cosmetics at the department store never go on sale, we have good news. the prices are starting to drop. the pressure to reduce prices is coming from online stores such as amazon and is he for a. plus stores like ulta are luring customers with overall lower prices. that's making macy's and bloomingdale's lower prices.

best deals on cosmetics right now. if you have a good cosmetic, you're willing to go far and wide. >> why do i know that? >> because you're an anchorman, a newsman and are required by your profession to wear makeup. >> it's being called black friday in july and you could get some of the best deals. >> people are excited about amazon prime. >> prime day is expanding to 30 hours in 13 countries. there are tens of thousands of deals. a new one every five minutes or so. for the first time, it's deploying the new prime air jet to deliver your orders faster. >> it forces its competitors to either act ahead of time or react once amazon does this. >> you'll need a prime membership for deals today. that costs 99 bucks a year. target, best buy, macy's and

slashing prices without membership fees. >> to get the best deals, download the amazon app to notify you when a discount is about to go live. could spend all day on that stupid phone. i'm telling you. stake a live look at reagan national airport where people had to spend the night after a haz-mat problem. >> the ripple effect coming up. good morning everybody. it's a warm and humid start to the day. if you're going to do exercising outside, i recommend you get it done between now and 7:00 a.m. before the sun is up and before the warmup begins in

good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:30 right now. we're working for you on this tuesday morning. >> every day. >> every day, that's right. >> every day. >> good point. >> we'll get a check of the commute with melissa mollet in a moment. we begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen out in the humidity. >> i don't mind 90 degrees, but this 95 stuff, that's -- i got to draw the line somewhere. >> it will get you quick. >> makes me feel old before my time. >> wait until thda

check in thursday morning when we're standing out here and we'll see how chuck is doing in the morning. we expect near triple digit heat in the morning. not right now. it's pretty comfortable. getting bit my mosquitoes. 75 degrees right now. 78 in quantico. it's kind of a buggy morning because it's so warm and humid. >> got him. >> chuck, don't hit yourself. come on. >> 91 degrees by noon. looking at dry roads. by the afternoon, mid-90s. going to be hotter today. the good news is the morning commute is looking dry. the afternoon commute, a couple of storms. chuck and i will look a closely at the heat. >> the weather map -- 295 is -- blocking the right

that will add to the pain. northbound 28 and mcclear yen road. we're still slow there. about a 1.5 mile backup near dulles this morning. beltway looks okay. inner loop and outer loop. both of them. 66 near fairfax county parkway. eun? >> thank you, melissa. 5:32 right now. here are the top stories we're following for you. two people have been shot overnight in silver spring. montgomery county police tell us it happened on stuart lane. a woman it is in serious condition. another man wounded. it's not clear how badly the man is injured. dozens of passengers were forced to sleep on the floor or in chairs last night at reagan national airport. evacuation at the faa facility in leesburg brought air traffic in our region to a standstill. flights are taking off and landing at our three ai

there are still delays. if you're headed to the airport for a flight, you want to make sure you check with your airlines first. in prince george's and fairfax county, the fbi headquarters will not be moving. for years, the two counties competed with each other, hoping the new fbi building would be built in their community. it was expected to bring hundreds of jobs and attention to the area. later today, the general services administration is expected to make the announcement. this was first reported by the "washington post" and the washington business journal yesterday. it's a crime that most people find hard to even imagine. a stepson is accused of murdering his stepfather. >> this morning, the victim's twin brother wants to know why. angie goff is in the newsroom with more on this. an angie, what can you tell us? >> beverly killed pinckney and took a selfie with the body on twitter.

two had a rocky and violent relationship. earlier this year, beverly choked his dad during an argument. he wasn't even supposed to be in the pinckney house because of an order to stay away. donald says he knew something bad would happen if beverly was in that house. >> i think that once that he had -- my brother went and filed papers against him. that's what triggered it. >> beverly is being held now without bond. now back to you. >> angie, thank you. it's 5:34. it could be a week before the medical examiner knows how a 4-month-old died in montgomery county. she was found in a van over the weekend. sunday morning police were called to the parking lot of a motel 6 ingatorsburg. she died at the hospital. montgomery county police say the baby's family is homeless and living out of that van. we're learning more about a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in frederick

it was howard county police officers who were involved here. the officers were in frederick county helping with an investigation into a series of burglaries. the howard county officers say they witnessed a crime in progress. that's when the officers tried to stop burglary suspects on manor drive in mt. airy. the suspects tried to ram their patrol car. the officers opened fire. one of the suspects is dead, the other under arrest. the officers were not hurt. new this morning, we're learning what's causing deadly accidents on the roads we take every day to and from work. according to aaa, single vehicle crashes are the biggest cause of highway traffic deaths in our area and around the country. the number of deadly crashes in maryland, virginia and the district are increasing in part because of distracted drivers. metro wants to pull out all the stops to win you back. it's planned a media campaign aimed to thank riders. metro wants to prove the system is r

ridership is way down because of service issues and the now finished safetrack maintenance program. metro plans to hold a regional summit to come up with new ways to get riders to come back to the rails. if you have an e-zpass flex in your car, you could get penalized in if you don't use it in the right lanes. >> adam tuss has more. >> reporter: that's right. you could face a penalty for not carpooling enough in northern virginia. it has to do with this. the e-zpass flex which switches between hov mode and regular mode. if you aren't using it to carpool enough in the express lanes in northern virginia, the state says you could have to pay a $10 fine. this has to do with the fact that the e-zpass flex transponders are more expensive to manufacture, according to e-zpass and that's why, if you're not using it enough, you're going to have to pay the $10 fine to make up

difference. there is a way to avoid the penalty. you can simply take a carpool ride within a six-month period in the hov mode or trade in your flex for a traditional e-zpass. in the meantime, keep an eye out for an e-mail for this. >> take a look outside the district. it's a little cloudy out there in some spots. you could see a shower. we'll have the latest in a minute. a major blow to the city's vying for the new fbi building. the a announcement

welcome back at 5:40. a u.s. army soldier is accused of trying to support isis. sergeant from hawaii made his first court appearance yesterday. the fbi says he tried to give military documents to people he believed would pass them on to isis. agents say he also pledged loyalty to the leader of isis and said he wanted to kill, quote, a bunch of people. heavy equipment being used in an extensive search fon a farm north of philadelphia. police are looking for four young men who vanished last wednesday. they suspect foul play here. police arrested a

man whose family owns that farm on unrelated charges. the end of a dangerous high-speed chase in south carolina. there was a toddler inside the car when it flipped in richmond county saturday night. in the corner of the screen you can see the officers fighting with the suspect. the suspect was holding his 1-year-old daughter as he fought with at least two officers. the child is okay and the father is facing several charges. this impressive waterspout captured on camera by a mother in north carolina. she's an amateur photographer and was at the beach with her kids when that waterspout formed. the area had been under a tornado warning at the time. new details about the meeting between donald trump jr. and an attorney linked to the kremlin. >> there's a claim that he knew what he was getting into. good morning everybody. in the 60s and 70s now. perfect pool day coming your way. temperatures 88 degrees by 11:00. s.day's high up near 96 degree

we have breaking news out of prince george's county now. police confirmed a double shooting that happened in the 1500 block of forest park in district heights, maryland. two men were shot, one died and the other is expected to survive. police saying they don't believe this was a random shooting. more as we get it. eun, aaron. >> angie, thank you. it is 5:45. you can expect that plenty of people in prince george's and fairfax counties are disappointed this morning, this coming after news broke that the fbi headquarters will stay put in the district. >> news 4's molette green is at the greenbelt metro station where some had hoped it would be something that would help lure a new headquarters to the area. >> reporter: it's a huge blow to the national capital region for those who

of this in. they have pushed very hard, put up two prime locations, one here at the greenbelt metro station. this is a loss that could have a devastating ripple effect. the promise of thousands of jobs, new businesses and, of course, the millions in revenue. much like the pentagon complex changed the landscape of northern virginia and all of that now goes right down the drain as the government now pulling the plug on relocating the fbi headquarters. here's what one man told me just this morning as he headed to work in northern virginia. >> it's a big blow. i'm sure that -- i know that the executives worked very hard the last few years. >> reporter: we've heard from some elected leaders in fairfax county, also very

hoping that springfield, that site would win this bill, in part representative jerry conley said insurmountable. all of this reveals insurmountable trump conflict with the gsa, fbi, bore in addition owe. one of three finalists. they own buildings with president trump and the family of his son-in-law. rushern baker hasn't commented yet. expect today comment once the official comment comes later this morning. that's the latest from the greenbelt. molette green. >> donald trump jr. is back in the spotlight because of another report in "the new york times." >> this one claims that he was told in an e-mail that his meeting with the russian lawyer was part of a russian government effort to help his father's campaign. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie, break down for us what this all

in washington. the senate intelligence committee wants to talk to donald trump jr., the fbi we don't know yet if they'll want to talk to him about their investigation. according to the times, it was a publicist who helped arrange that meeting who told donald trump jr. that this information was coming from the russian government and that it could be helpful to his father's campaign. donald trump jr. has hired a criminal attorney, someone who made a name for himself working for the mob, cyber security cases and that attorney issued a statement saying that don jr. knew that there was information on alleged wrongdoing by hillary clinton, the front-runner and that it was coming from someone that he knew and it would be, he thought, potentially helpful. he goes on to say he did not know what specific information there was and did not make any promises whether it could be

the information. donald trump jr. says he would be happy to talk to congressional investigators or the fbi about this meeting with the russian lawyer. back to you. >> tracie potts, live on capitol hill for us. thank you. 5:49 right now. he thought he escaped justice, now he will never leave prison. >> in 2004, he raiped his step daughters. he skipped town before trial. he fled to el salvador. he did come back to the area a few times but was never caught. police never stopped looking for him, neither did his step daughters. >> he turned himself in. i think he might have had a sense of guilt. really, it was the acute and sharp sense of these young women to keep searching facebook for their step dad who assaulted them. >> montgomery county police went to houston, texas, to pick him u

prison. in northern virginia, prince william county police hope that you can help them track down this man here. they say surveillance photos show him using a cell phone to possibly take photos or videos up women's skirts and dresses. he was captured in walmart around 11:30 saturday morning. if you can help identify this man, call police. also in manassas, tears and anger from people who live at this mobile home park last night. inside nova, reports that the city council delayed a decision on a plan that would keep the east end mobile home park open. the group wants to buy the property and fix the broken water and sewer systems there. the city council says it wants to continue to negotiate the deal with that nonprofit group. he was once a little cub at the national dune. now tie shonn,

12th birthday. he was the first panda we first loved. he lives in china. he received special birthday wishes from the u.s. and china. he became a bit of a celebrity in d.c. his stay here at the national zoo was extended twice because he was so popular. china has relationships with 12 zoos in ten countries to exchange giant pandas. they're always so popular. when he left, people did not know we would get two new cubs at the zoo. we had bao bao and now bay bay. enjoy him while we can. >> after they get -- maybe 20 years in the wild? >> okay. it might be a little longer, you would think. >> what are you looking at? >> i'm a google machine. >> the worldwide web. >> going to be hot today, though. >> woo-hoo. >> hot for an ice cake. i love hhe

panda. >> when is your birthday? >> may 29th. >> anyway, i like that fact by the way. >> going to be too hot for an ice cake today. too hot tomorrow and wait until thursday. hottest day of the week. look at this beautiful sunrise coming up over thin clouds on the horizon. otherwise, we're looking at partly cloudy skies today with a chance for a couple afternoon thunderstorms. but really nice looking outside. today will be hotter than yesterday. tomorrow will be hot. thursday, that's when we have a weather alert out because of the dangerous heat. heat indices from 100 to 105 degrees when you factor in the humidity. friday a better chance for thunderstorms across the area. currently, comfortable outside right now. 75 degrees currently in the district. 70 dulles. 66 manassas. frederick,gate burglary at 70. the best time to exercise outdoors i

around around 90 degrees this afternoon. exercise will be better inside. a hot 96 degrees with a chance for an isolated thunderstorm. this is future weather. you see the chance will be out there. the chance is spotty. it will be mostly dry but we have that isolated chance. the warm air moving up to the north. hot and humid today, tomorrow and thursday. there you see it, thursday feeling at or above 100 degrees. that's why we have the weather alert out. friday we'll be dropping to the low 90s with the thunderstorm chance around. the weekend is looking better. by better, i mean no 90s in the forecast. we're looking at the upper 80s. we'll have a look at that forecast coming you up. with a look at the roads, melissa mollet is here. >> blocking the right lane. should be clearing out shortly. we have major backups because of

crash blocking the two left lanes. a three-mile backup. mcclearen road, it's cleared. the one-mile backup is gone. centreville, the crash on the right shoulder. northbound 95 at center brook parkway, a new crash in the right lane. beltway is okay. southbound 23rd street at constitution as some lanes blocked there. a look at the travel lanes, south of the beltway, looking good. 66 inbound and 95 northbound from quantico on up is rolling along nice by. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. >> thank you, melissa. if you thought higher fares on metro were too much to pay, other parking could be a thing of the past. the metro board will now consider six plans to increase

two of the proposals consider the changes. one will charge drivers who leave garages at 7:30 a.m. during the week. it starts at 9:30. on weekends, drivers would be charged for leaving the lot between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. every morning parking predators lurking in your neighborhood. >> drivers trying to score parking near work or metro stations. here's i-team reporter scott mcfarland. >> reporter: we pay a lot of money for our homes and our front yards. it's got to be frustrating when people were other neighborhoods come to your street and park in front of your curb. there are parking restrictions throughout our area to stop it. but tonight an investigation finds parking predators. people who violate the signs and the rules and park wherever they please. we found thousands of cases combined in article ton,

fairfax, prince george's, montgomery counties and the district of columbia. we found the problem is fast increasing despite the rules. what do you have to do to protect your front curb space, the spots in front of your home and what are police doing to stop the cheaters. we go on the road on news 4 at 11:00. for now, scott mcfarlane. there's an experiment under way in lang lay park to get people to drink more water. >> the goal is reduce obesity which could lead to diabetes and heart problems. >> they're teaming up with restaurants to offer water with meals. langley park is a large immigrant population from central and south america. studies show that obesity is on rise within this latino community. water is not always the drink of choice. >> you see juices and some people.

states and america. you need to really look for the water. >> they hope to expand the program to other places in our community. >> it's hard to believe but the new school year is right around the corner. so nbc4 working for you and the community with a new way to give in our annual backpacks for kids school drive. let's head to the nbc washington app and search supporting or -- to help local teachers and students in the new school year. we're following the news. >> violence breaks out overnight in the next hour. >> the selfie murder suspect. why family members say the suspect should never have been let out of jail. flights hoping to take off today, if at all. we're watching the flights

st. right now, breaking news after a violent night. a shooting investigation under way in montgomery county. >> a haz-mat scare. flights canceled without warning. a lot of people waking up in the airport this morning. >> plus, turning up the heat. you are going to feel the change in the weather when you step outside. it's going to get worse

it is 6:00 a.m. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i am eun yang. take a look at the temperatures here. it's 6:00 a.m. and already in the 70s. 76 in washington, d.c. we could see temperatures in the triple digits this week. >> oh, boy. >> we have your news 4 team getting you out the door. >> chuck and sheena on the weather deck. >> good morning. yes, it is nice out here this morning. we are in the 70s. but quickly we will be heating up later. >> we've only had two days this summer 95 or higher. we may be able to add two or three more of those in the next two or three days. outside, sun is already up. it's a good looking sunrise. how hot it's going to be today. red skies all over the place here this morning. 70 in leesburg and front royal. 70 in