it was a family member who found the car overturned in a creek. we saw the scenes from chopper 4 all night over the scene of evergreen mills road in loudoun county. the car and all three bodies were discovered late yesterday afternoon. they were missing since friday. shomari stone has reaction from the family. >> i'm so hurt. i don't know what i'm going to do. >> she spent the evening at kraa crash scene. the bodies of her daughter, 27-year-old courtney ash, her grandson cameron and courtney's 9-year-old cousin jaylen are also here. courtney left her mother's house before the crash. >> it was raining really, really hard when they left here friday.

didn't you make them stay. >> loudoun county sheriff michael chapman. >> it's a tragic end to a tragic scenario. we really feel for the family. >> sheriff chapman believes the car hit the guardrail in a small bridge over the creek on evergreen mills road 5 yards from the embankment. investigators believe it happened in the stormy weather. the impact ejected courtney's body from the car. there's no indication that there's any foul play. >> she was visiting relatives. we talked to her stepmother, russell, before she went out on her own search. she and her husband found the crash scene. >> it's a nightmare. >> yeah. >> and that was shomari stone reporting. right now, prince william county police need your help of finding a man whose name is

graham ii left his home yesterday in virginia. he left around 2:00 p.m. i've actually posted a picture of him on my facebook as well as twitter page. police believe that he may need help, might be in danger. if you see him and have the chance to share that post this morning, we'd really appreciate it. contact police with any information. also developing this morning, we continue to work to learn why a woman lost control of her car here and caused this deadly crash. this happened on 28th avenue and st. barnabas road and temple hills last night. the driver was in a parking lot off of branch avenue and lost control of her car. that car went into the road and hit a car with three people inside of it. they're all going to be okay. the driver of the first car did die. that driver has not been identified as of this morning. turning now to the white house which continues to keep us busy where aides will likely face a

in the russia investigation. now, this is due to a new "washington post" article that's out. the post reporting that president trump th himself -- president trump dictated the statement to him. e-mails revealed later by trump junior show that that meeting suggested to trump campaign a way to deliver dirt on hillary clinton. now, one of the reporters who broke the story actually spoke with msnbc last night and we'll have more on that later on "news4 today." now, president trump's personal attorney dismiss thad story saying in part "the characterization are misunderstood, inaccurate and not pertinent." . the white house dealing with fallout of anthony scaramucci's ouster as communication's director. the press is having a field day th

we had coverage saying that the ouster was one of john kelly's -- we heard from president trump's who praised the new man in charge. the firing falling the remarks about the president's staff last week. news 4's tracie potts, she's going to have more on what led to scaramucci being pushed out. that's later in the hour. tropical depression emily now turning to the weather. we heard from sheena this morning it came ashore as a tropical storm yesterday causing some minor damage, including flooding, power outages in the sunshine state. they felt winds up to 45 miles per hour. thankfully, though, as sheena mentioned, we're not seeing anything like that her a

some changes, they're on the way, right, sheena? >> yes, we have changes on the way, sheena. the good news is that tropical depression emily is staying in florida. it will be reemerging in the atlantic ocean and we'll not be dealing with that. that's going to stay out to sea. it's going to stay well out in the atlantic. for us, if you're stepping outside, temperatures are comfortable. most of the area in the mid-60s. 73 degrees in washington. as we go through the day today, if you have plans to grill outside, it's going to be similar to yesterday, but more humid through the afternoon. 3:00 p.m., 89 degrees. you'll notice the increasing humidity, but we stay sunny and driechlt maybe find shade if you're grilling out. 7:00 p.m., we're looking warm. still, this evening, 87 degrees. for the rest of the week, a pretty dry stretch until we get to the weekend. slight chance of a few showers. the weekend not a washout. we have a nice weekend forecast for the area. coming ,

weekend forecast and what you can expect if you're making plans to head to the beach. we'll look at the numbers coming up. all right, sheena. the beach sounds really great already. i'm sure a lot of you are up early because you got to hit the road early. good news and bad news. improvements on the way that are probably going to slow you down. also, got a little tuesday trivia for you. what happened about 36 years ago that changed the music industry as we know it or i should say 35 years ago if we did the math right. that answer after the break.

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how many times have you seen an opposing hitter clap for a guy who almost throws a no-hitter. >> you saw his name trending on twitter. gio gonzalez almost threw a no-hitter during last night's game against the marlins. it was a very emotional night for the player. the nationals played the marlins in florida. and yesterday would have been his friend, jose fernandez's 25th birthday. he played for the marlins. he died in a boating accident last year. he took a no-no in marlins park. but the nats did go on to wint game. well, if you are hoping for a super bowl one day in the d.c. area, it looks like your best bet could be a joint baltimore/washington bid. roger goodell saying someone mentioned the idea to him recently and he thought it was an interesting idea. still not clear how a potential joint bid would work. but redskins

says he's wanted to host a super bowl in the past. the d.c. was a finalist to host the big game back in 2008. well, it is a very special day for a particular generation. on this day, 36 years ago, mtv launched its channel. video killed the radio star by the bug gles was the first one that played. total request live, you know as trl, is making a comeback. trl is set to relaunch this fall in october. sheena, that's where big things happen. that's where destiny's child bid farewell and beyonce was born. >> i watched it all the time when i got home from school. i wonder if carson daly is going to do. i wonder if he'll do trl again? i guess we will see. i loved that, though. weather outlook today. exercise today, nice a

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take a look at this. the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. how long is it you ask? it actually spans five football fields or more than a quarter of a mile. the bridge connects the hiking trails between two swiss towns. the highest point at the bridge stands at almost 300 feet aboveground. if you look down, you look straight into that ravine. if you're scared of heights, probably not the walk for you. this looks like something for the flying wallendas. >> i would totally do that. that would be a lot of fun. i was on a suspended bridge similar to that in canada. it was really cool. today will be a nice day. probably not for that type of bridge. i don't think we have that around here. the dry stretch is going to

this week. temperatures near 90 all week long and the 80s return this week this weekend. but that comes with a rain chance. it doesn't look as high for saturday. 73 degrees currently. mostly clear skies. we have the calm winds and most of the area is, in fact, coming in, in the 60s. 73 for the district. 67 in sterling park. 65 centreville. leesburg at 66 degrees. vienna, 68. prince george's county, 66 in morning side. that's a comfortable spot. riverdale, 61. annapolis coming in at 73. if you're exercising today, the morning is probably going to be the best time. it will be a bit more humid through the afternoon. 78 degrees by 8:00 a.m. by noon, 87 degrees. we're going to be heating up quickly by 5:00 p.m., 91 for a high. the humidity will be more noticeable. the pool forecast looking good. plenty of sunshine. make s

89 degrees by 2:00 p.m. by 4:00 p.m. around 90. locally, we're nice and dry. the dry pattern is going to continue. it's going to keep us mostly dry through most of the week. around florida, there's tropical depression emily. here's the track for it. this is not going to affect us. it will stay out to sea as you see it here. we don't need to worry about it. peace of mind to see the track heading away from us. an 8 to 9 or 9 to 10 uv index. you can get a sunburn in 10 minutes. isolated chance on wednesday. friday, another late, isolated chance. not a big deal. saturday, we're looking at scattered showers possible. overall, the entire weekend looks pretty good. we'll look at that forecast coming up in a bit. thanks, sheena. we're covering the district and a new cleaner way to move around the city.

today. d.c. mayor muriel bowser introduced the new flier, excelsior buses. they're going to be the first wave of d.c. circulator buses that will use clean diesel technology. they will have usb charging ports so you can, of course, get your juice. charge your phones. ziefrps it it is a stretch of highway so many of us dread. it will slow you down likely. the work runs from the seminary road overpass in montgomery county to the 270 split through kensington and bethesda as well. transportation reporter adam tuss says it will even impact you even if you're not on the beltway. >> when it comes to fixing up the beltway, drivers like anton spencer say get it done. >> take care of it now while you can before it becomes an issue later on. >> the inner loop between seminary road and the split just got a makeover. now it's the outer loop's turn.

chopper 4 and you can tell the difference. that's the outer loop on the left with the potholes and craters. the inner loop which got a facelift is on the right. now, the work on the outer loop started today and it's going to take place outside of rush hours. >> it's been at least 15 years since we've resurfaced that area. >> charlie with the maryland state highway administration says while the work takes place, it's important to stay alert. just last week a highway worker was hit and killed in the ft. meade area. >> our contracting people, they have place toss go home to every night, too. >> crews will be out and it's all about fixing guardrails and the road resurfacing is still months away. that means drivers will find another way around. this man says the beltway is unbearable without the roadwork. >> it's brutal. you sit there every day and like thiss

>> that was adam tuss reporting. well, several science experiments from the university of maryland are headed to the international space station. this is really cool. the launch is actually set for august 10th. so in a couple weeks. to und undergrads are studying how it affects the slimy layers of bacteria that adhere to each other. they're monitoring cosmic rays. scientists believe that particles can help them learn about dark matter. experimenting from the i.s.s. helps them monitor them without interference from the atmosphere. speaking of the atmosphere, when we talked about kicking off the first day of august, sheena parveen, seems like a pleasant start. >> it is a pleasant start. nice segue, by the way, angie. i like that. as we go through the day, it is the 1st day of august. i didn't realize that until you said it. that's kind of sad a little bit. as we

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. 4:26 is your time on this tuesday morning. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're working for you on this 1st day of august. didn't july fly by why what happened to july? >> we're going to get a check on traffic with jack taylor from wtop. first we'll check in with sheena parveen and lauren rickets. good morning. >> hello. we've got a little humidity out there building right now. still not that bad. >> no. i don't think it's that bad at all. we're talking about temperatures mostly in the 630s. but in the district at 73. i think it's really comfortable. going through the day, you'll notice the increasing hum

or anything like that. it's going to be more noticeable than yesterday. 73 in washington. there are the mid-60s i mentioned. 64 in frederick. manassas is coming in at 65 degrees right now. 70 in kwaupt cquantico. temperatures back around 90 degrees. mostly sunny skies. so really pleasant start. by 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. by noon, warming up to 87. this afternoon, we'll be topping out around 91. a little bit more humid by 7:00 p.m. if you're still going to be out and about, 87 degrees, mostly sunny. looking really good. we can thank this area of high pressure. we have a few small rain chances in the forecast. coming up in a bit, we'll talk about that. lauryn and i will be back with a look at the weekend. it is tuesday, we need to check the roads with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> good morning,

once again, thanks for keeping the roads dry. southbound route, the work zone just cleared. they had a paving project going on overnight. the left lane had been getting by. also good news, old georgetown road to the spur, that work zone cleared from the roadway. down in the rock creek parkway at the kennedy center, traffic alternating by. one direction at a time. never causes a big delay. be aware it's there. back to you. >> thank you, 4:28 is your time. more fallout following that sex abuse scandal at a charles county school. the principal in waldorf has been reassigned. >> he will now work for the county's office of supporting services. this change comes after investigators filed new charges against former teachers aide carlos bell. he's facing 119 counts linked to the abuse of 24 boys over the course of more than two years. parents want to know how so much abuse could go

>> where was this taking place at that none of the teachers or staff or anybody that worked there said anything or did anything? >> now, bell is hiv positive. he's accused of deliberately trying to transmit the virus to students. the charles county school district is using a new website to help both students and teachers recognize sexual harass am. >> there's links to prevention resources and you can find that on nbc washington app by searching protect kids. justin finch will have a live report on why the sheriff says there could be each more victims out there. 4:29 now. let's check in with angie goff at the live desk with a brand new fire overnight. angie, what's going on? >> eun, aaron, good august 1st to you. good morning. this fire started after most of you went to bed. we've been following it closely. this is what we know. d.c. fire crews still working to pinpoint exactly what caused the fire. the department telling us that it burned

building on 16th street northeast. for those of you familiar with the area, that is off the bladensburg road near h street. one person was treated for exposure to smoke. we're in contact with officials trying to get more information. eun, we'll bring that back to you as soon as we get an update. >> we'll check in with you soon, angie. a loudoun county family is facing heartbreak. the search for their three missing family members has ended in tragedy. the sheriff's office says the heavy rains that we had over the weekend played a big role in this. courtney ash's car was found overturned in a creek on evergreen mills road in loudoun county. chopper 4 flew over the scene yesterday. ash, her son cameron and his cousin jaylen were missing since friday. the sheriff says the car hit a guardrail, flipped over and fell into the creek. her mother says, looking back, the weather conditions were too dangerous