take action to see that it never happens again. >> parents want to know why it took seven months to arrest a classroom aide. >> carlos bell was arrested earlier this month but parents found suspicious texts in december on phones. the group women of action is having a town hall meeting tonight. the goal is to show parents how to ida bus and how to talk with their children about abuse. the meeting starts at 7:00 at the church at st. charles in waldorf. benjamin stoddard middle school -- the first meeting set for friday, july 28th at 7:00 p.m. at the school. they've been blaming a backlog of evidence. the maryland state police computer forensic lab has four people to process all their cases. th

their workload. they're expected to increase by 40% this year. wtop is told that the only solution is to hire more investigators and upgrade computer systems. angie goff at the live desk. with this developing store iut of atlanta. half a dozen people hurt after part of a roof of a restaurant comes down, collapses without warning. more than half of them taken to the hospital. this is new video showing responders on the scene. we know that more than 30 people were inside when almost half of the roof came down. early indications are that heavy rain was too much for the roof to handle monday night. four people seen at the hospital. one guy did have a head injury. but officials say that the situation could have been so much worse. aaron, back to you. angie, thank you. it's 4:31 now. fairfax county police are checking missing person's reports to identify a dead man.

lake in centreville last night. police are examining a backpack for evidence. it was found along the shore there. fairfax county police say an autopsy should give investigators a better idea of how the man died. the family of a hit and run victim is urging someone to speak up if they've seen this car. take a look. d.c. police say this was the car that had burgess johnson at the end of june. he was riding higs bike at 29th andeer i street. he died at the hospital on sunday. chopper 4 was high above a serious crash that involved cars and motorcycles. you can see parts of the vehicles scattered on the sidewalk and grass. this was on harry s. truman drive before 8:00 last night. this morning, the accident scene is clear. one man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. but the other drivers were not hurt. police are trying to figure out how the

today a woman arrested for trying to break on to the white house grounds will be back in court. keppler was arrested july 4th while running along the south fence of white house. it was the second straight year she tried to get on to the grounds. last year's case was dismissed when she agreed to undergo mental health treatment. cyber stalking charges for mccullum. that house member was congresswoman stacey plaskett from the virgin islands. another former colleague faces obstruction of justice charges. lawmakers across our area will be watching a move by leaders in prince george's county today. a move that could give you healthier options when you need a quick snack. this morning, the prince george's county council will decide whether to require at least half of the items in county owned vending machines to meet stricter nutrition standards. those come from the american heart

it would mean a limit on snacks and drinks that have -- they have to offer bottled water as an option. you'll see kirk cousins play qb for the redskins at least one more season. after that, his future is uncertain with the team. bruce allen said the team offered cousins a $53 million long-term deal with the second highest guarantee of any nfl quarterback. the 'skins never got a counteroffer from cousins' agents. he will still play for a hefty price tag, almost 24 million bucks under the franchise tag. >> lot of money. >> 53 million not enough apparently. >> it's a different stratosphere. >> not for us to understand. >> i guess not. >> another check on weather and traffic. >> melissa mollet is keeping an eye on your tuesday commute. let's start with chuck bell and sheena parveen and this heat wave. >> you

we're talking about temperatures way up as we go through the rest of this week. >> we're talking about the record because of the time of year we're in. most of records are in 100 degrees. that doesn't mean 98 or 9 is going to feel comfortable. on the hot side for sure. couple things about the weather. we have a chance for isolated thunderstorms around. our rain chances are 30% for later this afternoon. the big issue like we saw yesterday, they are slow movers. not a big push in the atmosphere. once they bubble up, they tend to rain themselves out. that will be the case again today. temperatures starting to climb. low 90s today. mid-90s closer to the weekend and in fact, by saturday and sunday both, weekend days, the word that i was thinking. i have to check with sheena on the spelling. stifling. >> we did have to look it up. you stare at a word long enough and you'reot

stifling hot. >> wait until you saw the -- kind of oppressive temperatures, we're going to see much of the same. tuesday planner, not too bad this morning. by noon near 90. low 90s this afternoon. a lot like yesterday where we have the isolated storm chance. in the meantime, until we get to the afternoon, we'll be dry and heat up pretty quickly. 68 degrees in gaithersburg. elsewhere, in the low 730s to mid 70s. a closer look at the heat and your weekend planner coming up in a bit. let's check the roads. good morning, melissa mollet. >> hi, sheena. in bethesda eastbound at seven locks, this should start wrapping up shortly. all lanes blocked by utility work. right now the westbound lanes carrying two-way traffic. inner and outer loop of the beltway, no

everything rolling along nicely. 636p rolling along -- 66 rolling along pretty well. 270, we'll look at that coming up. search teams continue to scour central arizona for a man swept away by a flash flood. this morning, we're getting a look at nine other people who didn't survive as the threat of another monsoon looms. she was entrusted with keeping a pair of kids safe. but police say she bolted out of the window when they confronted her for doing the opposite. the area baby-sitter on the run. dinner could get ea

in new herbal essences it's bio:renew a blend of sea kelp, aloe and antioxidants that help bring your hair back to life. new herbal essences. let life in.

the desperate search for a missing man thought to be swept away by floods -- >> he and his extended family came to a swimming hole to celebrate his wife's birthday. nine people came to the swimming hole, they range in age 2 to 60 years old. family members are hoping for the best. >>

he has to be with them. >> the national weather service warns more severe weather could be on the way for that area. the potential for flash flooding will continue through the middle of the week. angie goff at the live desk. this just in. russia says they are ready to retaliate against the u.s. after a meeting here in washington wraps without a deal on returning -- former president obama you might recall in december seized those two compounds, one of which is in maryland and also expelled dozens of russian diplomats as part of sanctions for alleged meddling with the u.s. elections. russia still denies that and wants the property returned without any conditions. aaron? angie, thank you. you may have deja vu when it comes to the weather again. >> absolutely. no real surprise here in washington this time

current temperatures in the mid to upper 70s across montgomery and prince george's county. it's going to be a warm one for sure. quick little peek at the weekend. we move the numbers up saturday and sunday. mid to upper 90s. a slight chance for a shower over the weekend. sheena has that ten-day forecast coming up. drivers in northern virginia may notice something new on the way into work this morning. the testing under way that could make your commute a lot easier in the future. hello fresh, blue apron, amazon. the move that could change the

fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com i ...prilosec otc 7 years ago,my doctor recommended... 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning, 24 hours and zero heartburn. it's been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10... ...straight years, and it's still recommended today. use as directed.

good morning everybody on a tuesday morning. temperatures in the 70s. nothing to worry about. going to be a great day to be out at the pool. there will be

thunderstorms. sheena is tracking out the time of the storms and the uv index. might need spf 30 or higher today. >> chuck, thank you. 30 before the hour. a plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. >> four republicans are now against the latest republican bill, effectively killing the plan for now. chris pollone is following the story on capitol hill. chris, two republican senators came out against it last night. do we know why? >> yeah, aaron. talk about timing. the president was just wrapping up dinner with eight members of congress trying to twist arms to get them to support the republican's repeal and replacement of obamacare. right as the dinner was breaking up, these two republican senators issued a joint tweet, if you will, kind of taking political cover from each other to say that they, too, opposed it. senator mike lee of utah and senator jerry moran of kansas.

moran was a little more specific -- lee was more specific saying that he's coming from the conservative point of view saying that the bill did not repeal obamacare taxes and also didn't go far enough to repeal regulations put in place as part of obamacare. moran's statement was a little more broad. we've kind of seen that there have been two factions essentially killing this. those more moderate saying it would hurt their constituents and those saying it didn't go far enough. that's what happened last night. >> those to vote on a state repeal bill, how will that process work. do they have enough votes for that? >> mitch mcconnell said we can't replace it, can't agree on it. let's replace it. we'll phase it out and it will give us two years to come up with something much better. he plans to vote on that very soon. they might have to

recover from his surgery because getting to 50 vote is no guarantee. they did do it a couple years ago. with some obamacare getting some support across the country, is might be a difficult proposition to get to 50 on that repeal. >> chris pollone, live on capitol hill, thank you. 4:47. presidential security is part of living here in d.c. people who boat and fish on the potomac river say restrictions now go too far. the coast guard is adopting a policy that cuts off access to two miles of the potomac where it borders trump national golf club in sterile. it would clear the water of the -- where they decide to spend the day on greens. this has kye yaerks and others who head out on the potomac from riley's lock in poolsville upset. >> it just seems blatantly unfair that trump shuts everything down so he canav

rest of us are just out of luck, you know. 200, 300 people don't get to have their fun day. >> boaters can find out about a shutdown through a hand-held radio system. many don't carry them. opponents can submit written comments about the new rule next month. a baby-sitter facing child neglect charges is on the run. prince william county police say she escaped from -- she was supposed to be watching two children. a 2-year-old boy was found playing in a parking lot. his 11-month-old sister found crawling outside the apartment. police say allen was wanted for violating parole. she now faces charges for felony child neglect. prince george's county police are still trying to identify a murder victim whose body was dumped along 60th

a neighbor found the body. he's a hispanic man between 35 and 40 years old. the murder marks the 13th in the county in the month of july. prince george's county police have 12-hour shifts for all officers in response to the recent violence. he gave a young man a ride in the middle of the night. now a loudoun county sheriff's deputy could be in trouble after being carjacked and having his service weapon stolen. the deputy was off duty at the time and in his own suv. investigators say the deputy had dropped off the man at a convenience store when he realized his cell phones were missing. he confronted him. that's when police say the guy stole his suv and service weapon and eventually crashed nearby. police say 22-year-old zachariah -- was taken into custody after trying to steal another vehicle. the sheriff's office started an internal affairs investigation. the deputy was on sick leave at the time

assisted suicide is now legal but it could be a matter of time before congress steps in to stop it. the death with dignity act became official yesterday. auto doctors can prescribe life ending drugs. the patients must be over the age of 18 and have fewer than six months to live. it will require the approval of both the full house and senate and president trump to repeal. from chopper 4, you can see how picturesque the area around the potomac between loudoun and montgomery counties is. they're butting heads over a proposed potomac river bridge crossing is. they're voting on a resolution. they're saying it's costly and lawmakers want to study the idea more. if you'r

this morning. don't worry if you see the cameras for the new hot lanes. officials say you will not get charged just yet. the "washington post" reports that testing is under way for the toll lanes. the system does not go live until december. 4:51 now. international robotics competition wraps up today and team of young man from afghanistan is fighting for first place. the all-girls team was denied visas until president trump intervened. now they're competing against teams from 150 other countries. they took their first robotics class this year. most teams had up to four months to build their robots. the afghani girls tested theirs for only a day before they had to ship it to the u.s. dore lien gentzler will have more on the girls on news 4 at 6:00. look at all the technology and the brain power. how about this. good sportsmanship. when the team from iran couldn't get

other teams using skype, they took instruction and helped them build their robot. ultimately, isn't that what it's all about, teamwork and learning how to be resourceful and get together and make things happen. >> good for them. teamwork. >> teamwork and cool each other off today. >> everybody find something to fan with. >> it is too hot for me. >> wait until later this week, eun. i thought you liked the heat? >> it's too much. >> it's creeping up to too much. >> it's making aaron a little ornery. >> wait until later. we're talking about the upper 90s later this week. that means it's going to feel above 100 degrees. today, though, it's going to be a lot like yesterday. warm and sticky to start your morning. the pool is where you want to be. keep an eye to the sky. it's going to be like yesterday afternoon. an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. head indoors when you see the

dark clouds approaching. extreme heat like i mentioned later on this week. ulg definitely want to be at the pool wednesday through friday. the good news is we will be staying dry. good news and bad news. it's 78 degrees and a warm one in the district right now. gaithersburg at 78. lorton at -- low 70s. we're dry this morning. good news for the morning commuters. no rain right now. all the rain is pretty far down to the south and east. if you're headed to the pool later today, by noon 88 degrees. heating up fast. 2:00 p.m., isolated storms flare up. 4:00 p.m., still the chance for isolated storms. in the low 90s. we go through time, even lunchtime, mainly dry. early afternoon, just a few thunderstorms flaring up by 4:30 or so. maybe a bit earlier. keep an eye to the sky, download the nbc washington app to stay up

tomorrow, mid-90s. better chance of heat and humidity and feeling over 100 going from tomorrow into friday. the rain chances return into the weekend. let's check your roads with melissa mollet. good morning. >> couple of things in northwest right now. southbound rock creek parkway before virginia avenue. that long-standing project. left lane gets by that bridge work. traffic alternating through the work zone there. beltway looks good. had that earlier slowdown. outer loop at branch avenue that has cleared out of the way. don't worry about that one too much. 95 south at fairfax county parkway. two lanes are blocked because of roadwork. maryland from 32 to the beltway, you are on time. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >> the repair bills are piling up after a summer party went out of control at one man's house. the only problem is, he never invited anyone. the teens accused of breaking in. and a warning for parents. just when you thought they had done

amazon cooks up something else. the industry the company may be getting into that couldraphy illusion eyes how you make -- revolutionize how you make dinner. firefighters are recovering after battling this two-alarm fire. look at those flames. molette green is just arriving on the scene and will bring us the

♪ the moments that connect us don't happen overnight. they happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. folgers, the best part of wakin' up. fromto the wobbling yogis.kers to the stationary race winners, we all need lean protein. and it comes in a jimmy dean's delights breakfast sandwich.

shine on. you get to do the dishes.ed... bring 'em on. dawn ultra has 3 times more grease-cleaning power. a drop of dawn and grease is gone.

coming home to find someone used your house to throw a peart. look at these pictures of high schoolers broke in, partied and trashed his place. they cost $50,000 worth of damage to the empty rental property. the homeowner spoke exclusively to news 4 but asked not to be identified. >> broken, sliding glass doors kicked n all unnecessary damage and destruction so a few teens could have some fun. >> the homeowners boarded up the house but it was vandalized again today. they arrested a teenage girl and two teenage boys. they investigated to see who was involved at wallet whitman high school to warn parents to keep an eye on their kids during the summer. >> just imagine a self-driving vehicle sharing the road with you. it could soon happen in

northern virginia. >> the state transportation board is set to approve testing of the vehicles on i-95 and 495 in the express lanes. researchers want to know what wireless communication tools would be needed to keep autonomous cars in traffic. tesla is looking into a crash of one of its cars in minnesota. he used the autopilot feature and his car went off the road. amazon is taking on hello fresh and -- they're hinting at plans to enter the ready to cook meal delivery service. amazon registered a trademark described as we do the prep, you be the chef. >> if they controlled the experience, they can lower the price. if they're delivering the products themselves, they can get it more conveniently, they can offer discounts for prime. they can

amazon is good at doing. >> it may have sent blue apron stock sliding. on top of that announcement, amazon is opening new stores planning to buy whole foods and reportedly considering the pharmacy business. just taking over the world basically. >> remember rosie from the jettisje jetsons, i want her in my kitchen. >> but you won't have a self-driving car. you can feed -- they're testing out family-style meals at chick-fil-a and two new sides as well. they can feed a family of four and unentree, two sides and eight mini rolls. the bacon baked beans and mac and cheese are the two sides. >> the meals are offered in three locations right now, none of which is in our area. >> check on my instagram, i had the biggest chicken sandwich this weekend. oh, my gosh, it was so good.