you knock yourself out. it looks like loudoun county is the richest county again. the median household income is just below $126,000. close to 10,000 residents commute into the district for work. other wealthy d.c. suburbs include fairfax, arlington and howard county. loudoun is always at the top of the list. what do you mean? >> believe it. >> ask her for some money. it's 5:00 a.m. that breaking news coming out of montgomery county this morning. take a look. this is where a fire has spread from a home to a police car. >> news 4's justin finch just arrived at the scene there. we'll check in with him in a second. first, we want to bring you up to speed on the friday forecast on this weather alert day. >> sheena parveen is here and an update from first 4 traffic

we have another alert today. it's not just for the heat this time, it's also for storms this afternoon. we could see potentially strong to severe storms as we go into the afternoon hours. but starting off with your friday, it is another very warm, humid morning out there. 80 degrees now in the district. 79 quantico, 80 annapolis. most of the area in the mid to low 70s elsewhere. going through the day, we have the risk for strong to severe storms. currently on the drier side. we have a few showers towards the frostburg area. take a look at your friday planner. by noon today, feeling near 100 degrees. temperatures in the 90s. through the afternoon, we have the risk for strong to severe storms, damaging winds would be the main issue here. we'll take a closer look at that coming up. it is friday, and we like a nice friday commute, melissa. >> don't we like a nice friday commute. southbound 295 before east capitol street. the

beltway, no big issues. everything is starting to move. we had earlier roadwork out of the way. 66 inbound here, fairfax county parkway to the beltway, you're on time. if you're going a little bit over the speed limit, you'll get there in aeeight minutes. southbound a little slowdown through quantico. might be late clearing roadwork. no incident being reported. eun? it's 5:02. breaking news in montgomery county. a home and a police cruiser were destroyed after a fire on haney avenue in damascus. >> justin finch is at the scene right now. justin, tell us what you know about this fire. >> reporter: hey there, aaron. good morning. a delicate operation mere so far. what happened was a police cruiser was on the ground of this house fire. as you can see, it was destroyed by the impact of this fire. making matters worse here. inside of that cruiser, there was live ammo. as this hous i

ammo began to explode. neighbors telling us for several minutes, they heard the clap of the ammo in that cruiser. montgomery county firefighters getting the scene under control. take a look at the damage to this one-story house here. as you can see, the front end is completely gutted. black, down to the wood frame of this home here. that damage does extend throughout the home. through that window. a lot of heavy damage in that particular room there. as you mentioned, this fire did break out close to 3:00 a.m. on the block of haney avenue off of ridge avenue out here in damascus. we do know that homeowners were inside at the time. they were treated for smoke inhalation. no update yet on their condition. but i can tell you right now, they seem very much still active. trying to pick up what the massive response here by montgomery county. they had to put a lot of attention and pressure on this fire to bring it under control. for now, we're live here in damascus. i'm justin finch. news 4.

we'll check in with you in a bit. president trump is in paris this morning. >> wrapping up a visit with the french bastille day parade. >> president trump attending the bastille day military parade with president macron today. these are live pictures we're showing you from france. going down the champs de elysee. however, the celebrations were also likely have a somber tone to them. because today also marks one year since the deadly truck attack in nice where 86 people were killed and hundreds much others injured after a bastille day fireworks show last year. coming up, we'll have more from president trump's meeting with the french president at a joint news conference president trump defended his son's meeting with a russian lawyer. early this morning, he was tweeting, he

france stronger than ever" and called his friendship with the french president unbreakable. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. breaking news on president trump's travel ban. in hawaii, a judge ruled to loosen the rules of the ban. the new ruling expands the definition of close relative. the grand parents and other relatives and other people in the country legally will be allowed to visit. the supreme court is expected to take up the case later this year. in a few minutes we'll head to capitol hill where tracie potts will break down the latest on the republican push for a new health care bill. you may want to find an alternate route today. >> we'll show you a map today. the organizers behind january's women's marplan to march from fairfax county to d.c. protesting the national rifle association. the route could clog the key bridge, georgetown and downtown d.c. >> megan mcgrath is live in northwest washington with what you need to know about the timing of this march. megan, good morning. >> rte

guys. yeah, it's going to be a very busy day. the march is actually happening this morning in fairfax county at the national rifle association headquarters. then the protesters, they're going to march here to the department much justice on pennsylvania avenue and that is going to happen in the middle of the day. so we are expecting a large crowd. they're going to be winding their way, 18 miles, from fairfax county through the streets of washington down here to pennsylvania avenue. so expect delays. we caught up with one of the protesters yesterday. she's making signs, rather, for the march. so a lot of activity there. let's take a specific look here at the timeline. 9:00 a.m. is when folks will gather at the nra headquarters in fairfax county. 10:00 is when the rally begins. at noon the march begins. folks will make the 18-mile trek to the department of justice. expect traffic delays from georgetown to the department of justice on pennsylvania avenue. we're talking about the k

major streets here in washington with lots of folks making their way. should mention when they're in virginia, the virginia leg, they plan to stick to the sidewalk on route 29. so hopefully that's not as much of an issue. once they hit washington, we're expecting some congestion. streets may get clogged. people need to plan accordingly. back to you. >> megan, thank you. the crowds at today's protest are expected to be big because of this controversial ad. it encourages people to become members of the nra. it's called the violence of lies. np the ad, an nra spokesperson says "the only way we save our country and our freedom is to fight this violence of lies with a clinched fist of truth." new developments in the shooting of a one-year-old in d.c. d.c. police released this new surveillance video and want you to take a close look. in the video, you can clearly see two people shooting at each

parents say children were playing outside when the two men argued and pulled the weapons. this happened monday night on i-street northeast. a toddler was caught in the crossfire and shot twice. he is back home and his mother says he's doing a lot better. this morning the families of four young men are waiting to learn more about what happened to their sons. dinardo admitted to killing the four men. their bodies were found in a common grave at dinardo's family farm in bucks county, pennsylvania. all men were missing since last week. as the confessed killer was led away in cuffs, he had two words to say. >> anything to say? >> the person with knowledge of the confession tells the associated press said he felt cheelted or threatened ziefrnltsds the metro station is back open after someone was hit and killed by a train. the person intentionally

on the tracks in boston. he was hit around 9:30 p.m. but they've not released the man's name. metro has another plan to make you open your wallet. they want to change when you pay to park. the board gave preliminary approval to pilot program that will charge for parking on saturdays and certain special events. they're also considering extending the hours you have to pay to park in metro lots. the agency thinks the changes could generate about $8 million and they need that money to close a budget gap. thankful, that's how congresswoman stacy plas ket describes herself. the democrat is a nonvoting delegate from the virgin islands. the indictment didn't name her. but it said a lawmaker had given juan mccullum a cell phone to have it fixed. mccullum got the x-rated

shared it. mccullum is facing cyber stalking charges. lewis is charged with obstruction of justice. it's 5:09. on capitol hill today, one congresswoman is encouraging woman to take part in sleeveless friday. not just because of the hot weather. it's part of a protest that bans sleeveless dresses in the speaker's lobby outside of the house chamber. take a look at this tweet from jackie spier. she's calling on members of congress to protest the decades-old dress code. speaker ryan may get rid of the dress code after controversy erupted over it last week. critics call it sexist after women reporters were asked to cover up. the dress code does also require men to wear coats and ties. good morning. we're looking at warm temperatures to start your morning. so if you're waking up with that cup of coffee and you step outside, you'll notice it feels thick out there. temperatures, mid-80s very soon re

lunchtime. but the weather threat comes later this afternoon with severe storms. the timing of that coming up. from afghanistan to the u.s., an all-girls robotics team is headed to our area. they're inspiring stories to never give up. a birth control method controlled by your cell phone. that's interesting. we'll tell you abo ut

good morning. we're off to a very warm an humid start. but the threat later on today is going to be the heat still. but then it's going to be the storms. strong to severe storms expected. we have another weather alert. the high threat will be the dangerous winds. we'll be tracking that for you and i'll show you the timing coming up. melissa? >> inbound north avenue in northeast, follow police direction. there's an incident there. you have to work your way around. southbound 295 before east capitol, still have the right lane getting by the work zone. taking a look at 95 from kwu quantico to the beltway, you're okay, but southbound is a bit slow. eun? >> thank you, melissa. a jury is expected to hear closing arguments in a deadly wedding day stabbing case. for the first time, they heard

directly from the suspect. bonds took the stand in his own defense yesterday. he stabbed wedding caterer john after a wedding in chantilly in august of last year. bonds was a fairfax county parks employee argued that he stabbed johns in self-defense. bonds told jurors he was backed into a railing by johns. he testified that the caterer had her hands-on his neck and that he couldn't breathe. the argue um was record-- argum recorded on his cell phone. boy -- blp. >> [ bleep ]. >> oh, you stabbed me. p friends said she was a soft, sweet person. it's a crime that has shaken up parents after -- now we have learned that the case against caraway will move forward. he's now satisfied with his

violated by those representing him. some of the alleged abuse happened at elementary school in prince george's county. in its final day, the running of the bulls in spain has left six people hurt but not gored. the run was the fastest this year, 930 yards of narrow cobbled streets in a little over two minutes. probably the longest two minutes of their lives. the hospital where the injured were taken said at least one had serious injuries to their head and back. over the course of this nine-day festival, seven people have been gored. back over to you guys. >> erika, thank you. in news for your health, if you're looking to prevent pregnancy, there's an app for that. the european union just approved a cell phone app as a certified method of birth control. it relies on april woman's recorded daily temperature. the days where the risk

it says you should avoid sex or use protection. the green light says the risk is low. the "today" show will have more on this story. i don't know. you're relying on your wbody temperature? >> app says don't touch me. >> you're relying on your body temperature. it's risky. >> it is a morning show. >> family show. >> i know. there's a school district in florida turning in their homework for good. they issued a no homework mandate this week for all elementary school kids. >> kids don't learn the way they used to. and making them do meaningless or tedious homework assignments every night doesn't contribute to their learning. >> the school district says kids perform better when they can play and rest after school. i did a story on this in montgomery county a couple of years back. they say there's greater value telling them to re

>> a lot of times that is the assignment sustained readings. learn how to read for 20, 30 minutes at a time. the all-female afghan robotic team can come to the u.s. to compete. >> they were denied entry twice. they went to kabul to collect their visas. president trump personally intervened in the case ending a saga that created international backlash. afghanistan is not a part of president trump's travel ban. the competition is sunday here in washington. wishing them the best of luck. 5:18 right now. 80 degrees and the sun isn't anywhere close to being up. >> don't you love it? >> aaron loves it. >> uh-huh. >> yeah. >> not at all. >> yeah, it's really warm outside and humid. i think this morning is the warmest and most humid morning this week. yesterday was the hottest. today is humid. four things you need to know. pack the flipflops.

now. he does. he might. we'll take a picture and tweet it out. hot and humid for today. feeling near 100 degrees still. but today we have a weather alert out again because of the strong afternoon thunderstorms. some could be severe. the main threat would be damaging wind. we'll be tracking that for you. have the nbc washington app to track as well. it is 80 degrees in the district. 72 manassas. 75 degrees in clinton. but we're dry for the most part. we have a few showers trying to move into part of the area. if you're anywhere from hagerstown to martinsburg, you might see a couple of the showers move through. the better chance will be later on today. the severe threat is shown in yellow. it's the entire area. again, going through the afternoon hours, some of the storms firing up, could have the potential to have damaging winds. another hot summer day at the grill. it will be hot whoever is manning the grill. the chance for storms going through the afternoon with temperatures into the mid-90s but feeling around

if you're outside. friday forecast into the afternoon and evening, 8:00 p.m., we could be seeing the storms around. then for your weekend, we have nice relief and we do start to clear up. the forecast is looking really good over the weekend. it you're farther inland, 90, nice and sunny. we'll look at the ten-day forecast coming up. let's look at the friday commute. hopefully not too bad. >> two things to talk about. inbound new york avenue before 9th street in northeast, you have an incident is what they're calling it. follow police direction around that. still have this. southbound 295 before east capitol with the right lane getting by. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway looking fine this morning. 270 here from frederick down to the spur. going to take you 27 minutes if you're headed northbound outbound same situation. no big problems there. eun? >> melissa, thank you. >> it is 5:20. a photo we've all been waiting for is out and burning u

media. take a look. beyonce posted a photo of her brand new twins. look at this. it's a work of art this photo. >> come on. >> it is. >> she's looking all perfect. rumi and sir carter. she posted this pic after 1:00 a.m. one million likes. one million in 30 minutes. >> in the middle of the night? >> just like that. >> it's going to break all kinds of records. shut down the internet at this point. >> cute babies. >> they are. >> to the extent you can see them. >> there's more her than the babies. >> it is beyonce. >> let's not forget that. 5:21 right now. new this morning, a shakeup on sesame street. >> not sesame street. >> it means the voice of kermit is changing. why the man behind the muppet is being forced out. plus, it's a popular spot to watch planes fly in.

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officials say a woman was killed as a result of the blast coming from a jetliner this week. she was watching it take off at an airport in st. martin. the woman was knocked into a wallace she held on to a fence. hundreds of tourists regularly ignore the warning signs posted here. dozens have been injured in recent years by the jet blasts. they can be 100 miles an hour. this is the first time someone has died. >> it looks dangerous to see the video that people would get that close. >> this woman, not her first time doing that at that spot either. we're in the middle of the summer travel season. thet

could slow you down. >> homeland security is rolling out new facial recognition technology to verify passengers' identities. take a look. it's being tested at dulles international airport. the pictures are taken at the gate. the machines record every passenger leaving the u.s., including american citizens. congress ordered these upgrades years ago, but it's just being rolled out. homeland security says that it's trying to keep better track of who is entering the country and who is leaving. >> the real problem in immigration today is not so much people coming over the border, but people overstaying their visas. we don't have a way of tracking that. >> we're in a world where perhaps privacy is less of a concern than violence extremist. >> to address privacy concerns, the kiosk photos of u.s. citizens must be deleted within two weeks. i'm sorry? >> i'm sorry, what was that?

smitten. we were smitten. >> the man who is the voice of kermit, steve whitmire was actually fired after 27 years of being the puppeteer for the famous green frog. he says he is devastated to have failed his mentor and muppets founder jim henson. he went to university of maryland at college park. there is a statue of his honor. kermit was born in our studios here at news 4. whitmire left an emotional note. no reason given for his firing. a man named matt vogel. >> you got to wonder what happened. >> so long, exactly. >> i should have auditioned. >> i was just thinking. >> kermit the frog here. >> excellent. i'm going to make a few calls. 5:27. i think we should start a petition for aaron or something. ay

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minute. we continue to follow breaking news. a home and a police car burned -- that's the breaking news that aaron just mentioned. we'll check in with justin. also a live look. a weather alert day because of the high temperatures. you can also see storms as we start this week. hoping it will give us relief. >> check in with our meteorologist sheena parveen. check in with melissa and traffic also. >> we have a weather alert day because of the storms. we'll feel the heat before the storms get here. it's going to feel near 100 degrees. temperatures are still going to be in the 90s. so still a hot, humid day. the chance for thunderstorms increases into the afternoon and evening hours. some of those could be strong to severe. the heat and humidity will only help to fuel those storms. here's what it feels like right now. nice and dry currently. 79 degrees. it feels like 83. each at this hour, the humidity is making a difference. it's going to continue to do so through the afternoon. the radar i

just a few showers near winchester or martinsburg, hagerstown area. as we go through the afternoon, look at that, your evening commute could be seeing strong to severe storms. speaking of the commute, it is friday. let's check in with melissa. good morning. >> good morning. southbound 295 before east capitol, we had that right lane getting by the work zone. that has just cleared out of the way. we don't have to worry about that anymore. this is a shooting happening there, that happened i should say in northeast. inbound new york avenue before 9th street, do have road closures in that area. police are directing you around that one. 66 here into town, out of town, no big issues there. 95 in virginia, southbound, two problems. one there slows your woodbridge, the other quantico, northbound lanes just fine. eun? >> thank you, melissa. we're following breaking news this morning in montgomery county. a family has to find somewhere else to live after a fire destroyed their home on haney avenue in

inside also caught fire making it dangerous for firefighters to extinguish it. >> news 4's justin finch is on the scene in montgomery with more. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. just got off the phone with the battalion fire chief saying they have a mystery on their hands trying to figure out what happened. did the home catch fire or did the cruiser catch fire igniting that home? it's badly burned. to the right of the wood frame is that cruiser, severely burned by the impact of this fire. moving to our left, you are seeing the wood frame home also badly damaged brought down to the sheer frame of the home. this is off 27 out here in damascus. as you can see, this fire leaving a lot of extreme damage after it erupted close to 3:00 this morning. we spoke to neighbors who thought something was off hearing es

were gunfire. >> lots of quick pops or how would you describe it? >> i heard three or four. that's about all i heard. i didn't know what it was. i was like -- then i seen all the trucks. so i come down to look. of course, they wouldn't let anybody anywhere close. >> reporter: well, the scene here is now clearing. we do know that two people were taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. what we're told are a man and a woman, the residents of this home. no update on their condition right now. but officials do believe as far as that cruiser goes and the ammo, that perhaps there was loose ammo inside boxes inside that crieruiser. when it caught fire -- >> we also have breaking news from the live desk. >> erika gonzalez has information on

>> this is northeast d.c. this is the 900 block of mt. olivet. if you are tracking first 4 traffic in your twitter feed melissa sent out road closures that may affect you if you're headed out the door. it's a double shooting. a man and a woman were both shot, taken to the hospital. doesn't sound like the injuries are severe. there's also not any information on a suspect in the case yet. this double shooting, now an investigation on the 900 block of mt. olivet in northeast. back over to you. >> erika, thank you. it's 5:35. here are some of the other top stories. president trump wrapping up his visit to paris. he's at the bastille day parade with the french president emanuel macron. this is the first time he's leading off the parade on the u.s. entrance into world war i. last night the two presidents and their wives had a private dinner at the eiffel tower. >>

alternate route today. the organizers behind january's women's marplan to march from fairfax county to d.c. look at the route here. they're protesting the national rifle association. megan mcgrath will have more information on the timing of the march. the shooting of a one-year-old in d.c. police released this new surveillance video and they want you to take a close look here. in the video, you can clearly see two people shooting at each other. parents say kids were playing outside when the two men got into a fight and pulled out guns. this happened on i-street northeast. the toddler caught in the crossfire survived. >> the family of four young men are waiting to learn more about what happened to their sons. cosmo dinardo admitted yesterday to killing the four of them. their bodies were found in a deep common grave at dinardo's family farm in bucks county, pennsylvania. a person with knowledge of the confession tells the

was threatened during a drug deal. >> prosecutors are moving forward with murder charges against a university of maryland student but there isn't enough evidence to charge him with a hate crime. the grand jury indicted sean urbanski. he stabbed richard collins iii in may. he was expected to graduate from bowie state a few days later. prince george's county state's attorney is still investigating the motive. indictments were also announced in the double murder against two high school students that shocked a local community. these three men here, they face several charges, including murder. prosecutors say the suspects shot and killed these two the night before the two students were set to graduate high school last month. authorities believe the murders were revenge for a robbery that nay jar was rumored to be involved in. obamacare overhaul. republicans release

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a show of support for transgender women in the district. a march was held at freedom plaza yesterday in honor of devon washington. >> washington is in critical condition after a hit and run last week. the marchers hope to bring attention to violence, harassment and discrimination against trans woman in d.c. >> i was devastated. i was devastated. it's ridiculous that you can't walk down the street without having to fear for your life as a black trans-woman. >> an arrest has been woman. police are investigating whether this was a hate crime. and we're

chance for strong to severe storms. another weather alert day. before the storms get here, we're going to feel the heat near 100 degrees against the yellow shaded area, which includes our area. that's a chance for strong to severe storms. i'll show you the timing and what it means for the weekend weather. that's all coming up next. >> reporter: a protest march from the nra headquarters in fairfax to doj here in d.c. is expected to cause traffic tie-ups. i'll have that story coming up. and still ahead, a county in our area is the richest in the country. >> montgomery, loudoun, fairfax, prince george's which. d

that breaking news at 5:45 coming out of damascus, maryland. chopper 4 flying over what's left of a home that was destroyed by fire overnight. >> we learned it spread to a police car. news 4 justin's finch is at the scene. we'll have a live report about what may have happened to spark the flames. this is 6:00 a.m. >> three gunmen dead and two police officers killed near

the gunmen were arab citizens of israel being called terrorists and were killed by police. this all happened at the sacred site and the noble sanctuary to muslims. keep in mind, lots of securities on fridays in jerusalem marking the start of shab bat for jews and the holy week for muslims. because of the attack, friday prayers for muslims will not happen at that site. back over to you guys. erika, thank you. we have more live pictures from paris. president trump is still there this morning watching the bastille day parade. there he is on the left with the french president on the right. he is there for military events. he's the guest of honor. >> the president and the first lady spent the evening dining at the eiffel tower with president macron and his wife. president trump cannot escape the latest russia controversy with his son, donald trump jr. he defended his s

joint news conference in france. >> he took a meeting with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer. but a russian lawyer. zero happened from the meeting. honestly, i think the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. >> on this trip, president trump is attempting to reset relations with france after he and president macron previously clashed over issues from climate change to trade. obamacare is lorepeal is looking -- p news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us on what's being done to push this through. >> what they have to do is convince every single remaining republican to support this bill because there's no more margin of error. two republicans on opposite sides of the argument, a conservative and a moderate, came out of that

they're still not supporting this bill. that means every single one, all 50 of them, have to support in order for this to go forward or the effort to repeal obamacare and replace it with this plan will fail. they've thrown in a lot of things to sweeten the deal for moderates, more money for opioid treatment, for low-income coverage and they're keeping the taxes on the wealthy. for conservatives, they're going to allow health savings accounts to be used, pre-tax money to pay premiums, plus offering the ted cruz lower insurance plans where they're cheaper but they cover less. they're also looking at catastrophic plans. all of that designed to bring both sides in. with two republicans so far it didn't work. we're waiting to see what happens with the other eight or nine or so who are on the fence. >> tracie potts on the hill this morning. thank you. on capitol hill today, one congresswoman is encouraging women to take part in

friday. now, this is not just part of the heat wave we're having. it's part of a protest that bans sleeveless dresses in the speaker's lobby outside the house chamber. take a look at this tweet no. from jackie spier. speaker paul ryan may get rid of the dress code after controversy erupted over it last week. critics called it sexist after some women reporters were asked to cover up. the dress code requires men to wear coats and ties. if you're just waking up and joining us, you should consider finding alternate routes around town today. >> this is a map of the route. the january women's march, they plan to march from fairfax to d.c. today protesting the national rifle association. this route could clog the key bridge, georgetown and downtown d.c. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is live in northwest washington with what you need to know about the timing of this march. megan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. yeah. this all gets started thi

morning in fairfax at the nra headquarters. ultimately, it ends up here at the department of justice. roads in town, like pennsylvania avenue here, later this afternoon, there's a potential for a real traffic tie-up as this large crowd winds through the middle of the day to the department of justice. we are expecting traffic tie-ups as they hit the washington area. as they head across the key bridge, streets in georgetown, streets down to pennsylvania avenue here. now we caught up yesterday with a woman who was making signs for the march. a big crowd is expected here today. let's take a look at the more precise timeline here. at 9:00 this morning, folks are going to gather at the nra headquarters in fairfax. at 10:00 a.m. when the rally begins there at that headquarters. then at noon, that's when the marchers are going to begin to move. they'll be walking the 18 miles from fairfax here to the department of justice. now, they do plan to stick to the sidewalks on route

but we are expecting traffic delays once they hit the d.c. line. as they cross the key bridge into georgetown and make it down here to doj. folks need to keep this mind that this is happening literally smack in the middle of the day. lots of people, lots of tourists around and now a lot of protesters. just plan accordingly. back to you guys. >> megan, thank you. the crowd at the protests is expected to be big because of this controversial ad. it encourages people to become members of the nra. it's called the violence of lies and criticizes the media and anti-gun protesters. in the ad an nra spokesperson says "the only way we save our country and freedom is to fight this violence of lies with a clinched fist of truth. folks would rely on social security checks will soon see the largest spike in years. in 2018, your social security check is expected to jump by more than 2%. for the avera

get an extra $28 a month. that is good news. the bad news. social security officials warn the money for benefits could run out by 2034. more than 60 million americans rely on social security benefits. metro has another plan to make you open your wallets. they want to charge and change when you pay to park. the metro board gave preliminary approval to a pilot program that will charge for parking on saturdays and certain special events. they're also considering exte extending the hours you have to pay to park in metro lots. the agency thinks the changes could generate about $8 million and they need that money to close a budget gap. neighbors in bowie say they feel blind-sided by plans for a new high-speed train. this would pass right through their neighborhoods. the proposed train will take you from d.c. to new york in an hour. potential ones are being identified. the city could be in the middle of it all. >> everybody has been up in arms about it. because it

radar. >> if this train comes through, it will decimate the home values and these people will be left destitute. >> the company spearheading the project tells news 4 no decision on any path has been made and the public will have many chance toss weigh in. what you don't get to weigh in on is the forecast. >> it is what it is. >> that's right. too bad we can't vote on it. >> it doesn't matter. i don't have anyone's opinion on. >> just a messenger. >> i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> it's going to be another hot day today. >> the spider is back. >> it won't go away. >> we can't see it now. we've been watching it all morning. there's a spider climbing on the live camera. maybe we'll see him later. warm and muggy as we wake up. 80 degrees by lunchtime. feeling near 100 degrees. still a very hot day. we go into the afternoon and this is another reason why we have a weather

strong storms expected. some could be severe. keep in mind we have the shower chance around. 73 leesburg. 73 degrees in frederick. we are dry for the most part. some areas seeing a little bit of light rain in hagerstown or martinsburg. our better chance this afternoon. if you're working out, outside, this is the best time to get outside. this morning. by lunchtime, it's probably better inside. temperatures around 90. feeling close to 100. by 5:00 p.m., we have a better chance for storms. here's future weather, dry for most of your day. then we go to 5:00 p.m. the storms approaching from the north and west. even farther south by 95. the impact from the storms, with any severe storms, highest impact will be damaging winds and briefly heavy rain. into the weekend, your storm leaves and mid-80s and sunny, further inland around 90. they keep going up into next

this friday morning, melissa. >> good morning. taking a look at northbound bw parkway, crash reported. inbound 66 before nutley, you can see we're slow there as well. disabled vehicle on the right side of the roadway. beltway overall, no major problems on the beltway this morning. inbound new york avenue before 9th street northeast, we had that police shooting there. police were telling you how to get around it. that has cleared out of the way to people shot there. travel times, 270 south. p the beltway, no issues there inner loop or outer loop. 66 inbound starting to get slow. we just showed you why. 95 north in virginia quantico to the beltway also looking okay. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car today. landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. stars

friday to introduce the new iced tea infusion. they're giving a free sample this afternoon between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. while supplies last. the drinks contain tea, fruit and botanical blends and slightly sweet end with sugar. i'm landon dowdy. >> thank you landon. at least it's iced. fit bit is hosting free sweat sessions in d.c. the first session is tomorrow morning at 9:00 at yards park in southeast. the boot camp starts at 10:15 and you can cool down with yoga. >> ice cream after. >> ice cream jubilee. >> you can get free yoga mats for the first so many people. >> you do the yoga, i'll do the ice cream. >> why can't i do both? loudoun county is the richest county in the united states.

information from the census bureau. close to 10,000 residents commute into the district for work. other wealthy d.c. sub urs include fairfax, p arlington and the usual list. >> sounds like it, yeah. news 4 ahead at 6:00 a.m., tragedy at a popular tourist destination. how one woman died doing what a lot of vacationers doing do at this beach. a confession. four men discovered in a grave. what we learned about the dramatic turn in this case. >> reporter: the search for the cause of an overnight fire in damascus. the details coming up in a live report.

that breaking news coming out of damascus, maryland this morning. take a live look from chopper 4. that's where a fire destroyed a home. you can see the burned-out remains therement. >> you can see the burned-out police cruiser sitting in the driveway here. you can see the ammunition in that car started going off as the fire burned. justin finch is at the scene. we are also following a number of developing stories for you this morning as well. it is coming

now. that includes another weather alert day. >> your storm team 4 is working for you. we begin with extreme heat and meteorologist sheena parveen. >> we're tacking about a warm and humid morning outside already. as we go through the afternoon, it's going to be another day where it's feeling near 100 degrees. we also have the chance for some strong to severe storms as we go through the afternoon hours. that's also why we have a weather alert for the day today. temperaturewise, as you wake up outside, it is warm like i mentioned. 74 potomac. 80 degrees in washington. centreville -- riverdale is 80 degrees right now. if you're in upper marlboro, temperature 75. beverly beach at 76 degrees. now, we are dry. few showers we've been watching around hagerstown and martinsburg. but that's about it. better chance for storms comes later today. by lunchtime, your friday planner already nearing 100 degrees with the feels-like temperature will be in the