a deadly accident on a popular roadway. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. we just found out two people have died. >> we have team coverage for you. melissa is going to tell us how to get around the closures, if there's a way around it. we start with megan mcgrath live on the scene. megan? >> reporter: well, just a short time ago i got an update from police. we have learned that this was a head-on collision. you can see the crash scene behind me. we've moved to a different location since we last spoke to you. we're a little closer to the cars involved. a tremendous amount of damage to both of the cars. we have learned that two people have died. they were pronounced dead here on the scene. in terms of the traffic impact, this is on route 210. indian head highway. it is closed in both directions between kerby hill and palmer. both directions, because of the debris field. the cars themselves, they're on the southbound side. both were on

when the head on collision occurred. but the debris field is on the other side of the road on the inbound lanes of route 210. that's going to be a problem. i'm told that accident reconstruction will be here for at least two hours. trying to figure out exactly what happened. >> our investigators are still on scene trying to determine whether the vehicles crossed over the median or whether it was traveling northbound in southbound lanes at this time. >> reporter: so a lot of work still to be done to figure that out. the medical examiner is here on the scene as well. we're talking at least a couple of hours before things get back to normal. of course, route 210, a major commuter route. this is going to cause real problems this morning. with more on that, we're going to go over to melissa for the work around. how is it looking? >> this is obviously a big mess for a lot of people. there is no great work around. in h

between kerby hill and palmer. if you're coming northbound or southbound, you can try oxen hill road and try old fort and work your way to the east around that way. it is going to be very slow and a big wait if you try to head that way this morning. massachusetts avenue here, near water side drive, all lanes blocked for a downed tree in northwest. also in the district, southbound 295 here at malcolm x, right lane getting by the crash. as you widen out, you can see no other major problems. nothing is getting through. everything is shut down. good morning, ms. ricketts. >> good morning, melissa. outside today, another hot one. yesterday we were hot. today hot. through the weekend, it's weather alert out there. for today and pretty much through the weekend. the heat and humidity are not going anywhere yet.

i think we'll do that until 7:00 a.m. where that temperature will come down little by little. 75 at dulles. 75 in gaithersburg. as we continue through the remainder of the day, that heat index and that number only going up. the heat index, the feels-like factor at 90 degrees right now. once you step outside the beltway, feels a little more comfortable. not going to feel comfortable for anyone this afternoon. heat index east of the blue ridge mountains. just know that today will be dangerously hot. i'll let you know when the heat and humidity breaks in a few minutes. guys? >> lauryn, thank you. it's 5:03 right now. a parent should never have to bury their child. that's the painful reality facing a silver spring mother. her son was shot and killed inside her home. >> this morning she has a strong message for the killer who is still on the loose. >> you did something

who was innocent, so now you're going to have to come after me and may god get you. >> 20-year-old john christian webster, also known as jaycee was shot and killed wednesday night. his family and friends gathered to remember him at a vigil. the shooting happened inside his family's home in the forest glenn area of silver spring. his mom saw the killer come into her home and shoot her son. >> i saw what you did, i chased you to your car. so you know that i recognize you and the car. >> detectives believe jc knew the shooter. sources close to the investigation said montgomery county police are looking for three possible suspects in a dark colored honda. today a former school security guard will be in court. the 21-year-old is accused of having a sexual relationship

they met working at colonel e brook school. court documents show he worked part-time at rockville high school between september of 2015 and february of 2016. new this morning, prince george's county police have released new information on a crash that we reported as breaking news yesterday morning. we now know tre'shaun hagans crashed on white house road in upper marlboro. live power lines wrapped around the truck as asphalt spilled out on to the road. police say it appears she lost control while on a curve. she was 28 years old. those of you waking up in the columbia forest section of arlington may not have water. crews had to shut down water lines in order to make emergency repairs. those repairs are happening right now at columbia pike and south frederick street. traffic is being impacted in that area as well. everything should be back to

right now, a group of teenagers from burr undi is still missing. they vanished tuesday after an international robotics competition in d.c. two teens from that group were spotted crossing the canadian border. the trail has gone cold on the other four. they left their room keys behind indicating they plan to leave on their own. the teams have one-year advice as right now. they may not be doing anything illegal at this point. the state department issued a warning against travel to that east african country last month. it was due to political tension and sporadic violence including attacks by armed groups. a leader here in the u.s. think the teens may be trying to seek asylum. erika gonzalez has new video from a deadly earthquake overnight. erika, what's going on? >> a 6.7 magnitude quake

tourist spots leaving two people dead. we have this new video just into the newsroom on the holiday island in greece. the following images are from turkey. there are numerous reports of injuries and people airlifted to hospitals. the concern now is whether this could produce a tsunami or just very large waves in that area. back over to you guys. >> erika, thank you. it's 5:07. new information from the white house still dealing with -- looking for ways to control or block special counsel robert mueller's investigative team. claiming there could be potential conflicts of interest. the "washington post" says trump has asked about pardoning aides, family members and even himself in connection with this probe. the revelations come as mueller's investigation appears likely to look into some of the president's famils

ongoing russia investigation. the president's legal team says they want to consistently evaluate the -- raise them in the appropriate venue. coming up, sarah dallof will join us from capitol hill to break down how this could affect the russia investigation. senator john mccain was promising to -- brain tumor diagnosis earlier this week. he tweeted his thanks to everyone who reached out during this time. the tweet reads -- fortunately for my sparring partners in congress, i'll be be so stand by. the city has been working nonstop to build venues. i recently went to south korea to check out the process and i was able to get inside the venues where the best athletes in the world will compete come

february. this is the olympic park and they will host the ice events including the popular figure skating, speed skating and hockey. in contrast to previous olympics in sochi, they're ahead of schedule. there are a lot of athletes who have taken the ice for exhibition games and international competitions. so these venues, check, check, check. working on the infrastructure, it has to be checked out. so far so good. >> the distances between venues are pretty significant, right? >> the coastal cluster and the mountain cluster are significant. >> one is for skiing and the -- >> the high-speed train is from the airport in seoul to the olympic venues. those two venues are about half an hour away. check out the nbc washington app for my full report on the progress at olympic park and 200 days from now, i will be live there to cover the olympic games for you and i'll have another story on the snow venue tonight at 6:00. >>

>> i'm going to need four coats. you know. >> the winter olympics. wishing for a little winter around here. >> i'm never wishing for winter. >> a weather alert day. it's going to be -- a positive word for the type of heat we're dealing with? >> it's hot. i'm trying to get a slew of words for heat and humidity, sticky. unbearable. that's how it's going to feel like outside. temperatures 99 degrees today. you know it's going to be warm with that thick humidity we have out there. when does this heat and humidity break? we've got the answer. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. the music world reacting this morning to the sad end of rocker chester bennington's life. breaking news in prince george's county. a section of indian head highway shut down. a major problem for people

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i'm erika gonzalez. we've got new video of a very bad crash that has cleared this

morning. this shouldn't tie anything up for you. but the video is just incredible of this mangled vehicle. this is a single vehicle crash. at least one person has been taken to the hospital in this. this is in chevy chase route 410 east-west highway at rockton avenue. there was an investigation at the time. this has since cleared. we can tell you that one person has been taken to the hospital out of that mangled mess that you see there. back over to you guys. breaking news continuing on first 4 traffic this morning. another issue. this one here in prince george's county. section of indian head highway still shut down this morning, will likely be shut down for a couple of hours. this is a double fatal cash from overnight. indian head highway between kerby hill and palmer. your best alternate, oxen hill or old ford. good morning, lauryn. >> good morning, melissa.

we'll continue to see the temperatures on the rise throughout the afternoon. pretty much on the rise throughout the weekend. we're at 84. when i came in a couple hours ago, we're at 86. it looks like we're going in the right direction. in fact, as we go through noon, the temperatures will top out in the low 90s. we've got your full forecast, including when we can see some rain. coming sooner than we think. >> tharpg you, lauryn. o.j. simpson could be out of prison as soon as october 1st. >> there is speculation over what he will do with his newfound freedom. >> i do vote to grant parole. >> thank you. >> simpson was granted parole yesterday after spending nearly nine years for aner behind bars for an armed robbery. he wants to move back to florida where three of his four children live. one of his attorneys who defended simpson in his 1995

think that's a good idea. >> o.j., if you're listening to me. become private. don't be in the public life. they don't want to see your face. >> simpson owes millions to the families of nicole brown simpson and ron gold man. those relatives could go after any money he earns. chester bennington died of an apparent suicide. he was discovered dead in a private home yesterday. he's received an outpouring of condolences since the news broke. he was 41 years old. later today, we'll get an update about a dna test on salvador dally's remains. the foundation is holding a news conference. he's a world famous artist. take a look at this damage. a storm in wisconsin

rising water flooded the city of arcadia. 30 homes had to be evacuated. all the roads around the city are shut down. in a few weeks, we'll be able to see another solar eclipse. >> that is happening right in our area. who better to get us ready for this sky show than our chuck bell. he's live at nasa this morning with what we're calling a pre-eclipse preview. chuck, good morning. >> reporter: good morning eun and aaron. good morning from nasa goddard. for some reason, the moon and nasa look better here. we're 30 days away from the first total solar eclipse since 1918. almost 100 years since a total solar eclipse go all the way across the continent of north america. it will be visible everywhere in all

alas alaska. we'll get a view of the eclipse. our view will not be 100%. a little video for you. we'll get about 80% coverage of the sun in the metro washington area. lower amounts of eclipse coverage the farther north you go. higher amounts the farther south you go. the totality goes from oregon all the way to charleston, south carolina. so the path of totality is what we're calling it, it's about a 70 mile wide strip that goes south of portland, oregon, across the plains to the western carolinas to charleston over the ocean. if you want to see the total solar eclipse, you have to drive south of here. you have 30 days to come up with a plan for where you want to be. closest to us, western carolinas. know this. the weather community, the astronomy community have been getting the word out and the hotels in and around

totality are nearly booked up already. if you want to make a day trip to see it, here's friendly advice. don't even think about driving down i-95 to charleston on the day of the eclipse much the eclipse will occur, the totality will occur around 2:30, 3:00 in the afternoon. i-95 will be a parking lot trying to get down to that spot. so just know, if you're going to go make a plan to leave saturday and spend saturday night, sunday night where the path is. because getting to the path of totality on the eclipse day itself will be nearly impossible. i will be there myself. we're talking about heat in abundance. more on the forecast in a bit. let's go back to the air-conditioned studio for now. >> chuck, you've been planning this trip tore a long time now. it's going to be exciting to see this happen everywhere. >> very cool. thank you, chuck. want to turn to lauryn ricketts.

dropped. down 2 degrees. >> nice, 84. at 5:20 in the morning. >> nice cool 84 degrees. it's going to be like this. humidity and heat are not going to break until tuesday. once we get to tuesday, it's going to feel like fall around here. >> couple more days. we can hang on. >> when i say it's going to feel like fall, that temperature is going to be 89 for a high as opposed to 100 for a high, which is seasonable for this time of year. you can see 84 degrees here in d.c. outside the beltway. temperatures mainly in the 730s. look at the heetd heat index. it's going to be warm today. heat advisory from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. it's going to be over 105. make plans to go to the pool. make sure you have sun block. we're going to have sunshine. could have a few isolated storms. for the most part, we'll be dry. better chances of storms on saturday. also on su

less than a 20%. i do say about 60% chance you'll see storms on saturday and storms around on sunday. about a 50% chance. if you're headed up to the beaches, they'll have small chances of storms on saturday and sunday. that ocean temperature in the mid-70s. again, isolated chances going through today. then tomorrow morning looking good. just another hot morning. more showers and storms coming through tomorrow afternoon. some could be strong. we can have some during the late night and some on sunday as well. could have a few on monday. temperatures on monday in the mid-930s. then we start to -- less humid on tuesday thank goodness. nice little stretch tuesday, wednesday, thursday next week. then the heat and humidity start to ramp back up into next friday. melissa has breaking news. >> breaking news in prince george's county continuing. we're talking about fort washington. this is indian head highway northbound and southbound lanes are shut

palmer road. that's a fatal crash investigation. two people killed there overnight. the best work around is not great. oxen hill or fort road. they can get you around that as you work your way around those neighborhoods. massachusetts avenue and northwest at water side. have the inbound lanes blocked for a downed tree. beltway is fine. malcolm x, right lane is the only thing getting by that crash there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. it is 5:22. her father's death sparked outrage. now we've learned that cecil the lie on's sun suffered the same te. efall

animal rights advocates are outraged

killed. the lion was shot earlier this month. the "washington post" reports this happened on a legally sanctioned hunt. it's been two years since the american hunter killed cecil. that sparked a big response around the world. a man's best friend has come home after a tragic crash. william slesh inger died in a crash. he was from arlington. his dog nellie was in the car with him. she ran away but now she's been found. she wandered up to a convenience store. the people recognized her as the missing dog and sent her to the vet. she's being treated for a broken leg and bug bites and lived with her owner's sister.

. [ inaudible ] we are following breaking news out of ft. washington, maryland. two people are dead after a violent head-on collision. 210 is closed. a stretch of road you need to avoid. a handyman is accused of sexually assaulting children while working in their homes. police are trying to

that breaking news, a deadly accident on 210 that has killed two people. here's a live look from chopper 4 which just arrived on the scene. good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >> it is 5:30 right now. a live report from the chopper in just a minute here. let start with melissa mollet. this is going to make it hard for folks who commute along 210 this morning. definitely going to make it hard for a lot of commuters. we're talking about into ft. washington, out of the area. chopper 4 over the scene here on indian head highway. you can see how bad that crash is here this morning. a double fatal accident. happened just after 2:00 a.m. indian head highway between kerby hill and palmer. still have all lanes blocked. going to be like this through the morning commute. that's alternate here. going to the east side of

there for quite a long time. we're up in the chopper to see a two-mile zoom going on. tell us what you're seeing brad >> just a terribly violent crash on 210. if you look at the center of the shot there, you can see how bad the debris field is between these two vehicles. we're hearing a head-on collision on the southbound side. both directions are closed as we've been reporting and as you've been saying. the best alternate route is a combination of oxen hill road and old fort road. this cleanup and investigation is going to take some time. you want to think about an alternate route. what else is going on? >> taking a look at the beltway, routes are okay. means you aren't getting through any time soon. avoid the area.

outbound, it sound like we have one lane blocked. southbound 295 at ma'am come x, right lane getting by. no major issues at this time. chuck bell, down to you. you're on a field trip today. that's fun. >> reporter: oh, yes. love going on field trips, melissa. we're at nasa goddard. one of my all-time favorite places to visit. we're here at nasa because 30 days from today is the total solar eclipse. it goes all the way across north america. we won't get the full show here, but we'll let you know where you can see the full eclipse. we're talking about heat, haze and humidity. not just today but this weekend is going to be a steamer of a weekend to be anywhere outside. it may be on the stormy side as well. current temperatures are still in the muggy 70s now. heat incompetent decks by later on today will be well

were yesterday. there's no relief coming for the weekend. today's high 99. over the weekend, mid to upper 90s. also, again, a chance for severe storms coming our way tomorrow afternoon. give you that whole ten-day forecast coming up. for now, back to you. >> chuck, thank you. we know that two drivers died in this head-on collision. this will cause problems for any of you who use route 210 to work. it is shut down in both directions. follow first 4 traffic on twitter for the latest changes. a mother is confident employs will find her son's -- police will find her son's killer. family and friends gather for a vigil. it happened inside her family's home in the forest glenn area of silver spring. a group of teenagers from burundi vanished on tuesday after a robotics

two teens were spotted crossing the canadian border. the trail has gone cold for the other four. they have visas. there is a search for this 18-year-old man. israel thomas curtain. he's from germantown and last seen on tuesday by family members at their home on leather bark way. they're concerned about his emotional welfare. call police if you know where he might be. an update to a murder mystery we've been following for you all week. prince george's county police say the man found in riverdale heights sunday morning is 31-year-old santos morales. he lived about five minutes away from where his body was found. police are still looking for his killer. there is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, including this case, there have been more than a dozen homicides in prince george's county. now to northern virginia where a

assaulting children while working in their homes. >> erika gonzalez joins us with more on this alleged crime. erika? >> aaron, fairfax county police arrested him yesterday. he's accused of assaulting at least three children during the last several years. ranging in ages from 4 to 11 years old. police say he came into contact with the children while working as an independent contractor. >> while parents were elt elsewhere in the home and palma was around the home, it's alleged he had inappropriate contact with these children. >> sadly, police believe that there may be more victims. they want to hear from anybody who thinks their child, they have come into contact with palma. back into the studio. the baby-sitter who police say fell asleep on the job and let two kids wander outside is behind bars this morning. prince william county police

she had run from police when they came to question her about the july 15th incident in dumfries. she fell asleep while watching a boy and his sister. allen is charged with felony child neglect. a follow-up to a story we've been following for you. something other than trash is leading raccoons to attack people. a facebook page is keeping track of a string of attacks in the fair lynnington neighborhood. there is speculation construction sites are pushing raccoons towards people's houses. four things to know about the attacks. there have been at least three this year. last week a woman was attacked and neighbors say she needed more than 80 stitches. then a man was attacked wednesday morning. he's being treated for rabies. animal control was not able to catch the

steamy one out there today. let me hit this button. otherwise, people will be running with their backs to you and like what's happening there? the exercise forecast, we're going to warm up. temperatures in the upper 90s. get your exercise done in the morning or the swim in the afternoon. cool off by this afternoon. we're going to cool off with rain showers. we'll talk about those in the timing coming up. new developments after body camera catches a baltimore police officer

5:40 right now. in baltimore, state's attorney marilyn mosby is reviewing cases involving the three officers involving this video. mosby says it's a matter of public safety to look at the evidence in those cases. they're also exploring whether there are alternative ways to prove the cases. the officer that apparently planted the evidence is suspended. the other two are on administrative leave. strong words from the chief of police in minneapolis about the officer who shot a woman who had called police for help. >> the chief didn't defend her officer and vowed justice will be served.

refused to speak with investigators about the shoot thag killed justine damond. she called to report an assault outside her home. when the officers arrived, she approached their car. according to his partner, a noise startled him and he shot her through the patrol car's window. the officer's body cameras were not turned on and the chief says that's a problem. >> based on the publicly released information from the vca, this should not have happened. on the squad cars, you will find the words to protect with courage and serve with compassion. this did not happen. >> the police chief promised to make changes to policy to ensure that cameras are on before officers had any interaction at the scene of a call. it is the latest scam to get you to give up your personal information. >> what you need to know about something called smishing before you respond to certain

already up at 90 degrees here in the district. a little cooler once you go outside the beltway. a heat advisory for much of the region. let you know how hot it's going to get in a few minutes. breaking news in traffic. chopper 4 over the scene. a double fatal cras fullh.

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will head to one of the largest sanctuary cities, philadelphia. he's meeting with federal, state and local law enforcement to talk about sanctuary cities in efforts to combat violent crime. the attorney general and philadelphia officials have been at odds since president trump took office in january. we're learning about a possible investigation into the team heading the russia investigation. president trump's legal team says there could be conflicts of interest. meanwhile, there are reports about the president questioning his pardoning powers. sarah dallof here to break it all down. good morning. >> good morning, aaron and eun. call it investigating the investigators. according to report, the president's legal team is looking at potential conflicts of interest surrounding aides on robert mueller's team, possibly in an effort to undercut or discredit their investigation. the president issued a warning to mueller via an interview in "the new york times" this week cautioning him about looking into

also this morning, another report, this one from the "washington post," saying that the president is beginning to inquire about his pardoning powers for his aides, family members, even himself, his legal team so far declining to comment on that report. all of this comes on the heels of that new york times interview in which trump not only has sharp words for mueller but also his attorney general jeff sessions for recusing himself from the russia investigation. trump saying, had he known he would do that, he wouldn't have appointed him in the first place. sessions has since responded now saying that he will continue to serve as as long as it is appropriate, aaron and eun. back to you. >> sarah dallof, live on capitol hill for us. thank you. survivors of the sunken u.s.s. arizona will make history at the white house today. the president and mike pence will invite three of the survivors of the pearl

attack. they are being honored with a pure silver commemorative pearl harbor coin. the wildfire situation in northern california is not getting any better. at least 50 single family homes have been consumed by the detwiler fire. that's ravaged more than 70,000 acres. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes as firefighters fry to get a handle on this. but just 10% containment right now and 1500 structures are still in danger this morning. back over to you guys. >> erika, thank you. prince george's county police have released new information on a crash that we reported as breaking news yesterday morning. we now know tre'shaun hagans was killed when the dump truck she was driving crashed. live power lines wrapped around the truck as asphalt spilled on to the road. she somehow lost control while on the curve. haeg ens was 28 years old. those of you waking u

arlington may not have any water. crews had to shut down water lines in order to make repairs. the repairs are happening at columbia pike and south frederick street. traffic is being impacted in that area as well. everything should be back to normal by 8:00 this morning. amtrak's northeast corridor could soon see some competition. we have engineers and elon musk saying he has more for this proje project. promising to get you to new york and d.c. justin finch is here to explain this cool stuff to us. >> the electronic tests on cars. musk says got verbal governmental approval to launch of venture. it's a super fast underground system that will link the biggest systems, including new york and washington. rirs

electronic propulsion jettisons the pods which use magnets to virtually float. they would travel at speeds of hundreds of miles per hour slashing ride times from hours to minutes. the busy union station, long lines as travelers prepare to bored their trains to get around the old-fashioned way. makes the half hour near supersonic trip from new york to d.c. exciting. >> wow. are you serious? >> yeah. >> that's awesome. >> would you go to new york? >> what do you think about high-speed travel? >> i think it's awesome. we need more of it. >> if approved, this would be a multibillion dollar undertaking, meaning years to build. as for who gave musk the green light, new york and d.c. say it was not them. the white house simply says they've had conversations about infrastructure improvements. there's room for three, aaron, eun? >> take a

you. let's get you back to the breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> melissa mollet is tracking the traffic. >> this breaking news in prince george's county. ft. washington. chopper 4 over this on both sides of the road. northbound and southbound closed because of this double fatal accident. just a bad situation there. terrible situation. indian head highway between kerby hill and palmer. your alternate. you can see the closure in the purple right there. nothing is getting through. northbound bw parkway between 197 and 198, still a crash blocking the left bound lane there. crash blocking two lanes as you head inbound. beltway avenue, no problems there. beltway looking pretty good overall. you can see here behind me and taking a look at your travel times to 70 south is

issues there. 95 northbound in virginia looking okay. listen to wtop when you hop in your car today, guys. >> thank you. you know it's friday. it's hot. you know -- >> we were talking about -- >> it's the end of the week. >> knt share that conversation. >> i like to be employed and i need to pay bills and take care of my family. right, lauryn? >> i don't just -- >> my weekend is shot. let talk about the heat today. >> man, yesterday was brutal. i had the day off yesterday. usually i get a little nervous about sitting inside when it's so pretty outside. it was way too hot to do anything. today, you might want to do the same thing unless you have pool plans. 's goi to feel exactly the same aste

afternoon. we've got a 60% chance of storms and a chance for storms on sunday. monday and tuesday, still hot and muggy. looks like the humidity will finally break on tuesday. we have a couple more days. the temperature dropping down to 84 degrees in washington. step outside the beltway, temperatures still in the 730s at this point. that heat index still at 90 degrees in d.c. what is it 5:53 in the morning. it's going to be a hot day. goes until 8:00. east of the blue ridge. the heat index will be over 105 at times. as you make your way out the door, temperatures moving along into the 830s. upper 80s before noon. i think we'll be in the low 90s by the lunch-hour. if you're planning to eat lunch outside, you might want to think again, unless you can deal with the heat. you may want to grab dinner outside or happy hour on this friday. the heat index at 7:00, still going to be at 100 degrees. now, saturday and sunday, v

simil similar. a few more clouds and also better chances of storms. better chance on saturday than sunday. again, some showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. they'll be isolated. less than a 20% chance at your house. about a 60% chance of strong to possibly severe chances tomorrow. we're weather alert through the weekend. humidity is finally breaking by tuesday. >> lauryn, thank you. this teething toy is being recalled because kids could choke on it. >> it's the winkle color bird teething and activity toy. it becomes brittle and could break into small pieces. they were sold from may 20 to at the present time o 2016. for those waking up in arlington county, another person claims to be the victim of a jury duty scam. officials have warned about this before. the scammers will call victims and tell them

pine is paid. police want to remind you, they will never call to ask for personal jfgs or money for that money. a cyber scram could be coming to your cell phone. >> it's called smishing. >> it could accepted a warning to your phone to send to -- hackers can steal your personal data and infect your cell phone with malware before you know it. >> you as a consumer can look at the website on a tiny screen as well as the notification. that makes this harder to notice the cues you usually use to tell a fraudulent site from a real one. >> we're working for you with tips from cyber security experts on how to protect yourself. do not reply to a suspicious text. do not call back or click on any type of link. look up any dane and verify. never

social media. good morning. i'm landon dowdy of cnbc headquarters. the federal trade commission as part of a review of amazon to buy whole foods is looking into allegations that the online retailer misleads customers about its pricing discounts. the mcc is probing a on a watchdog group about a thousand products listed and found that 60% of products, the price was higher than what amazon sold the same product in the previous three months. the review is a signal that they're looking at the foods deal. gone without a trace. >> a look at i robotics team that's missing without a trace. we'll tell you about that coming up. a traffic alert for commuters who travel through ft. wash

a double fatal accident closed 210 in both directions. a live report coming up. >> reporter: a skies are clear. we're talking about heat for the weekend and pour importantly, the big solar eclipse. just 30 days from today. ming up at 6:15.co

breaking news impacting drivers on one of of the busiest commuter routes in our area. a deadly accident investigation in prince george's county. we have team coverage. we also want to let you know that it is another weather alert day. doesn't even look hot out there. more extreme heat for us. >> a lot of new developments at the top of the hour here. >> you are waking up with your "news4 today" team. we're working for you. we'll have more on the weather in a moment. >> megan mcgrath is live in ft. washington to explain what happened on route 210 there. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. want to show you something you don't see every day here. this is route 210. normally at this hour it's packed with cars. as you can see, all lanes of traffic completely shut down in both directions. if we spin around here, we can show you exactly what the problem is. a very, very serious deadly

southbound side of 210. we have chopper 4 overhead. let's look at the aerials. here this happened at 2:30 this morning. a tremendous amount of damage to both vehicles involved. two people, one from each car pronounced dead on the scene. indian head highway has been closed in both directions ever since, between kerby hill and palmer. you're being detoured at those two roads there. we are starting to see a traffic impact. take a closer look here at the ground video here. accident reconstruction is here on the scene. they've been here all morning long. i'm told they will be here for at least another hour, perhaps longer trying to figure out exactly what happened here. both of the cars were on the southbound side of 210. it's unclear at this point if one of the cars was driving down the wrong side of the road or if one of the cars crossed the median into the southbound lanes. both of the cars hitting