>> never see you again. >> dozen in a couple of minutes and we'll be good. >> stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. "news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news coming out of the district this morning. a firefighter seriously injured in an accident at the scene of a house fire. >> d.c. fire and rescue are investigating whether the firefighter was hit by another fire truck. he is now in critical condition. this happened as crews responded to a house fire on f street northeast. that's in the h street corridor neighborhood. we'll have the latest on that situation. good morning everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. as you've been sleeping, we've been working to find out the latest about that breaking news. justin finch at the scene of the fire. adam tuss is at the hospital where that firefighter was taken. >> first, we want to give you a quick check on your weather and traffic. sheena parveen is outside with the forecast. sheego

another warm, humid start to your morning. it's going to stay dry at least for the first half of the day. as we go through the afternoon, another hot day like you expect in the summer with a chance for a few afternoon stray storms. right now 73 degrees outside. mild still. 7:00 p.m. we quickly heat up by lunchtime today. 89 degrees. 5:00 p.m. low 90s. outside for lunch. i would highly recommend you sit in the shade today. 69 in clinton. 72 in quantico. 68 in frederick. but comfortable temperatures off to our west in winchester. 63 degrees there. coming up in a bit, a closer look at nice week. i'll show you those slightly cooler temperatures in the forecast. let's check the roads with jack taylor at wtop. good morning, jack. >> sheena, good morning. more equipment arrived on the beltway topside. outer loop. the crash was just before connecticut avenue on both shoulders. at one point they grabbed the left lane.

blocked. two center lanes getting by in a building delay. be aware if you're headed out the door the next few minutes. rock creek parkway, the two work zones remained. traffic alternating by. down at virginia avenue. left lane gets by in each direction. we have the closure in northeast around the fire department activity. along 8th and f. be careful. you can arrive a block or two detour. again, blocked off with the ongoing police activity. back to you. >> jack, thank you. your time is 5:02. the breaking news. a d.c. firefighter was injured at the scene of a house fire on f street northeast. >> adam tuss is live at med star washington hospital center. the latest on the firefighter's condition. adam, bring us up to speed. >> reporter: aaron, we know it happened last night and the details are unclear about how that firefighter got injured, whether he was struck by another fire truck or actually a car that was on the scene. we're waiting to get details on a pre

happen here in a few minutes. we know that he's a 28-year-old member of the d.c. fire and ems department. take a look here at med star washington center. we've got firefighters and personnel coming out here. we're expecting a news conference to happen any minute now. again, this all happening on f street in northeast d.c. last night. that person, that firefighter in serious -- was seriously hurt and in critical condition. any minute now, again, you can see the fire personnel here stepping up to our microphone. we're about to have a press conference and briefing. we've had fire response teams here all morning giving us kind of coming in and out and showing their respect for one of their comrades who was hurt here. let's take a minute here, get a briefing from d.c. fire and ems and hear what they have to say about all of this. >>

thank you for coming out on such short notice. my name is rashad young am i'm the city administrator for the district of columbiament i'm joined by fire and emergency medical services department members, including assistant chief baker, assistant chief donely, assistant chief mills, the president of local 36, daphne hudson. last night our fire and emergency medical services department responded to a house fire on the 800 block of f street northeast, during which firefighter dane smothers jr. of engine company 3 sustained very serious injury. firefighter smothers remains in critical condition at this time in med star washington hospital center and we join his family and fellow firefighters in awaiting more informa

there is an ongoing investigation in this case. it's been a busy night for the district and it reminds us of the bravery and dedication of our first responders. through the night, they've continued beyond the call of duty to stand watch over firefighter smothers and his family. we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude. i ask for your thoughts and prayers for he, his family and fellow firefighters. we'll do all we can to assist them during this very difficult time. also want to thank the outstanding medical team, the doctors and nurses who are attending to firefighter smothers who are working very hard to manage his care. at this time, assistant chief baker will come forward with more information about this incident. chief? >> good morning. at 11:30 p.m. last night our units were dispatched to a house fire in the 800 block of f street northeast. when

probationary firefighter duane smothers of engine company 3 was critically injured when he was struck by another fire vehicle arriving at about the same time. firefighter smothers had dismounted the vehicle he was riding and preparing hose lines and other equipment to attack the fire. firefighter smothers' injuries are serious and he's in critical condition. our thoughts and prayers are with firefighter smothers and his family, that includes his uncle who is also a d.c. firefighter and responded to this incident as well. we're also working to make sure that we're taking care of our members that were on the scene and were deeply affected by this incident. it's being investigated in coordination with the major crash unit. >> we'll take any questions. >> was this a fire truck that hit him or suv? can you explain? >> it was another fire truck. it was a ladder truck. >> a ladder truck. >> was it going at a high rate of speed? >> they were slowing and entering into t

south engine 3 had already arrived on the scene and connecting hose lines preparing to attack the fire. [ inaudible question ] when they arrived at the scene, any -- [ inaudible question [ inaudible question ]. >> obviously the incident under investigation. but there's no indication at this time that there was any specific protocol that was not followed. >> you guys respond to a lot of these fires. what are the emotions of it being one of your own that's injured? >> it's clearly a tough situation to be in. we had a house that was heavily involved on the first floor with attached exposures on either end and our members, while at the same time caring for a member critically injured was able to prevent the fire from spreading to the attached dwellings up and down the block. so they did a heck of a job under extremely

>> you said his first name is dane, da-a-n-ed-a-n-e, dane smo jr.? >> yes. >> he just got out of surgery and he has serious injuries above the waist? >> multiple injuries above the waist. >> all right. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> reporter: just to get an update from d.c. fire and ems, obviously this is a very serious situation. they are really concerned about this firefighter. again, this fire last night on f street in northeast d.c. dane smothers jr., a 28-year-old probation al officer in the d.c. fire and ems department here. critically injured. injuries above his waist as they say. struck by another fire truck as it was entering the scene and actually slowing down. we'll have to pick through the details about exactly what happened there. again, the thoughts and prayers this morning for the member of the d.c. fire and

back to you. >> adam tuss, live on the scene for us at med star washington hospital center. adam, thank you. there were three fires. you can see on the map where each one was. it stretched from the heart of d.c. to the maryland state line. we're working for you with video of the fires. in northwest d.c., a house fire sent one firefighter to the hospital. that firefighter is expected to be okay. flames broke out in the basement of a home around 1:00 this morning. that fire is now out. in northeast d.c., two d.c. police officers are among four people hurt at a fire there. flames broke out at a home on buchanan street after 12:30 this morning. another person is in serious condition. d.c. fire says that fire is now under control. if you are heading out the door, we'll keep you updated on these developing stories. we'll be tweeting out details as we work during that news conference. we're updating the story i

5:10 right now. a woman told deputies she and her two children were held captive inside a home by their children's father. news 4 was the only news organization at this home in spotsylvania county. the woman said they were trapped there for two years. the windows all covered up to keep anyone from seeing inside. it was a busy road. but not many homes. one neighbor spoke to us but didn't want to show her face. >> i have never seen that lady or those kids since they moved into the house and that was before last summer because the grass was really tall. >> deputies arrested moore, the children's father. they charged him with multiple counts of abduction, felony assault and battery. montgomery county police are searching for a group of five men who held a family hostage for 12 hours and robbed them. the terrifying ordeal happened late tuesday into wednesd

a grandfather who asked to be identified only as orlando. he spoke to news 4 about what happened. he says he thinks his daughter's job at a check cashing business is the reason why his family was targeted. he plaxexplains what happened. >> translator: they got in, said they wanted to paint the apartment. they proceeded to tie our hands, blindfold and gag us. >> orlando says the intruders then took his daughter to her work and tried to rob the business. an alarm wept off and they fled. her husband was stabbed in the neck. he's expected to be okay. through all of this, the couple's 7-year-old was sleeping. new this morning, another ride scare at a county fair. three riders rescued when they got stuck high above the ground. what happened and what it took to get them

temperatures mild outside right now. coming up in a bit, how hot it will be this afternoon. plus changes as we go into weekend. i think you're going to like these changes. it will be very comfortable. that's straight ahead. we're tracking breaking news still for you this morning. a rookie firefighter in critical condition after being hit by a ladder truck at the scene of a fire in northeast d.c. more team covage from the er

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fin to track breaking news this morning. these are pictures from med star washington hospital. these are scenes from the fire right now. after a firefighter was critically injured after being hit by a fire ladder truck responding to the scene. >> now you see the live pictures of med star washington hospital center. this happened on f street in northeast d.c. we learned that the firefighter is 28-year-old dane smothers jr. of engine 3 in capitol hill. he just got out of surgery. he is in critical kchblt updates for you throughout the morning. developing right now, we know two people died when part of a school went up in flames. investigators in minneapolis say contractors working on the school caused a

yesterday. there was an explosion. the school's receptionist and a janitor were killed. students and teachers inside the school said they had seconds to get out before the blast. seven people are still in the hospital this morning. some in critical condition. in fairfax county, police will be back at a popular trail looking for answers. officers will be in the area near vey den drive, not far from the vienna metro station after a woman was randomly attacked along the trail last week. just hours ago, the earth shook and a lot of people felt it in oklahoma overnight. it wasn't a massive earthquake. measuring 4.4. just before 10:00 last night. but it was widely felt. a big part of northern oklahoma city of a suburb lost electricity but they turned the lights back on in the last few hours. the police received hundreds of calls but n

i'm molette green at the live desk. >> molette, thank you. it is 5:17. today a massachusetts woman will be sentenced for her role in her boyfriend's suicide. michelle carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in june. this was in the case -- the 2014 death of conrad roy iii. an 18-year-old found dead of carbon monoxide in his pickup truck. prosecutors say text messages show carter encouraged him to take his own life. carter is facing up to 20 years behind bars. it's been five years and police are still actively trying to find the man who kidnapped baseball legend cal ripken jr.'s mother. they put out this new sketch of the suspect. it accounts for age progression. the man would be in his mid to late 40s. she was blindfolded and kidnapped in 2012. they found her the next day but never found the man who

eun, you'll like this. when quarterback kirk cousins is done on the field, he may want to try the stage. listen to this. >> the $10 founding father without a father wept a lot farther by working a lot harder, by being i allot smarter, by being a self-starter. >> look at kirk cousins. hello. >> this is the first song from the hit show hamilton in case you didn't know. >> not going to give away my shot. >> he said he hopes he gets to see it when it comes to the kennedy center next year. last year we learned that he loves musical theater and cara maloney heard he's been known to sing show tunes in the locker room. >> he's my kind of guy. he would fit right in. >> around here. might be a little weird for the locker room. i don't know. >> why? >> i'm just saying. break into miss sigh gone in the middle of the

>> bringing culture to the redskins. >> west side story all of a sudden. >> i have a feeling that he will have no problem getting tickets to hamilton. >> are you kidding me? maybe he'll be in it. maybe he'll be a guest. >> that's a great idea. >> i think it's a fantastic idea. then eun be you'll be at the end bowing. >> i wish, right? >> you'll be one of the extras in the back, i'm sure. backup singer. >> today we have hot and humid conditions. thunderstorm possible. it looks like a couple stray thunderstorms. that typical summertime pattern. maybe a small umbrella with you. great weekend, though. low humidity. we're going to have a cold front move through saturday morning. so you will notice humidity dropping through the day saturday and then sunday looks fantastic. monday, though, at least the timing is good. rain will return into next week. 70 degrees. 68 in leesburg.

marlboro, 68 degrees. in the district at 72. mild start to your day. if you're grilling outside, similar to yesterday. another hot one by 3:00 p.m. isolated storm this afternoon. this is future weather. most of the day we stay dry. 3:00 p.m., couple isolated storms. dry, most of your friday. start to see the rain approaching. dies down saturday morning. kind of dies down too. through most of your saturday, i think we'll be dry. we're only going with an isolated late chance friday. isolated early chance on saturday. until we get to monday, looks pretty wet out there. >> check the road with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> sheena, thanks. good morning. we had an early crash on the beltway. after georgia avenue before connecticut avenue. everything put off to both shoulders. see the travel lanes.

should be done as you approach the activity. otherwise in pretty decent shape. that's the only spot of any delay on the belt. otherwise, clean and green. an hour left and the crews working on the rock creek parkway. at the kennedy center, traffic alternates, one lane getting by. traffic work in virginia cleared i. we're tracking breaking news all morning for you. a d.c. firefighter seriously hurt after he was hit by a fire truck at an emergency scene. we're live at the hospital and the scene working for you with the latest updates. plus, that new video from another scare on a county fair ride. this time riders left dangling upside down as t he

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we've been following that breaking news out of the district since we went on the air at 4:00 a.m. a firefighter is in the hospital after being hit by a fire truck overnight. >> d.c. fire and ems tells us the 28-year-old firefighter is now in critical condition. this happened as crews responded to one of three house fires reported overnight in the city. this one happening on f street northeast in the h street corridor neighborhood. it is coming up on 5:30 right knew. we appreciate you staying with us. we have team coverage on this story. we have crews gathering. the latest as we speak. >> first, a quick check on your forecast and your commute. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is outside to start us off. how is it

your day. temperatures are mild this morning. the good news is that we are dry. as we go through the afternoon, though, it's going to be the typical summer-like pattern. couple stray thunderstorms trying to develop. temperatures in the upper 70s. for your morning, here's your wake-up forecast. 7:00 a.m., as you walk out the door, 75 degrees. 8:00 a.m., 78 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., temperatures will be right around 81. warming up very quickly. four things you need to know before you step outside, though, it's going to be a hot and humid day. keep an eye to the sky. few isolated thunderstorms possible. if you're heading to the pool, check on that and download the nbc washington app for a closer look at the radar when you need it. we go into the weekend. we have relief. cold front will cool things down. by monday, we'll get quite a bit of rain. let's check in the extended forecast. i'll show you the nice relief coming. let's check on the roads with

our crash topside of the belt y beltway, outer loop of connecticut avenue. we've got a delay. near georgia avenue. rock creek parkway to the kennedy center, crews will work until 6:00, 6:15, it's a flagging operation. not causing a slowdown. 95 and the bw parkway, decent, but the work zone late to clear its paving project. up near the airport, still block in the right lane. that should be in the clearing stages quickly. back to you. jack, thank you. a firefighter has just got en out of surgery. you're looking outside of the hospital. we've learned that dane smothers jr. was critically injured after he was hit by a fire ladder truck. >> news 4's justin finch is live in northeast where the accident happened. this was the scene of a fire. justin, what's the

>> reporter: eun, good morning. 809 f street northeast is where the fire department was responding at the time this happened. take a look here. that's row home is where they were responding to. it had heavy smoke. the remains of which you can still see. in that response came another chaej. firefighter dane smothers jr. was struck by a passing fire vehicle as he arrived here to the scene. a scene that we saw once we arrived over here to 8th and f. over there is where that ladder truck was standing at the time behind crime tape. it appeared that vehicle was involved in this accident here. now, at this time we know that smothers was suffering what appeared to be serious injuries above his waist. again, this happened amid a fire response here to the 800 block late last night close to midnight. this was a two-alarm house fire in the end and realizing smothers was struck, firefighters here on scene had a difficult and delicate

act to pull off. >> this is really a tough situation to be in. we had a heavily ungulfed fire. they were able to stop the fire from spreading to attached dwellings up and down the block while caring for an injured firefighter. >> and that update from med star washington a short time ago, hearing that smothers just left surgery a short time ago, back to you. >> what else do we know about dane smothers jr. at this point? >> reporter: aaron, right now, some details are emerging. he's 28 years old. was a probationary firefighter, meaning he had just served some months on the force. not a full tenure yet. he comes from a lot of family and friends who also serve on the force too. we also hear that his uncle was out here w

this happened. all of them watching his condition. we're live in northeast. justin finch. back to you. >> justin x thank you. in our other top stories this morning, they include two other fires that kept crews busy this morning, one on van buren street, northwest. one firefighter sent to the hospital but expected to be okay. flames at a home on buchanan street sent four to the hospital, including two d.c. police officers. one person is in serious condition. a spotsylvania county virginia man is accused of holding his family captive for at least two years. kariem moore was arrested after a welfare check over the weekend. he didn't allow his girlfriend or their two children to leave their home. moore is being held in jail on abduction, assault and battery charges. news 4 is the only station that spoke with neighbors. hear from them ahead at 6:00. president trump heads to west virginia tonight. but it doesn't look like everyonel

him. someone vandalized the building where he's expected to speak to supporters. an apt trump message was written a krots building. no word on who did it or when. we're working with you for backpacks for kids. get the right start for school. it kicks off in half an hour at the apple credit union. we'll be accepting backpacks, school supplies and money. erika gonzalez will be live at the drop-off to show you how easy it will do. >> i'm not going to have any comment, sir. >> you're happy with the outcome. >> 5 kplon 35 now. we've been tracking this story for a few days now. a judge ruled that firefighters do not need pre tex from this man here. he's also a firefighter in montgomery county. he was accused of threatening his co-workers during an argument over a confederate flag license plate. he says he never made any gun threats. the judge called t

out of line and embarrassing. the department of veterans affairs is ramping up security in its parking lot. the move comes after a news 4 i-team investigation revealed a patient's body went undiscovered for nearly two days outside of the v.a. medical center in d.c. the incident happened in late may. the cause of the man's death has yet to be released to investigators by the medical examiner. according to congressional records reviewed by the i-team, there was no evidence of a crime. seat belt safety. now new video showing us why we need to buckle up each when we're passengers in slow-moving cars. here's a look from above the breaking news scene where a firefighter was critically injured overnight. our team coverage continues a

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we are tracking breaking news from northeast washington right now. a fire truck roped off with crime scene tape after a firefighter was hit by a ladder truck overnight. if you're just joining us, the 28-year-old firefighter is in critical condition with serious injuries to his upper body. >> we are live at the hospital as well. this is where the firefighter just got out of surgery. we also have a crew at the scene of the fire he was responding to when he was hit. live updates

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summer-like heat this afternoon again. expect the low 90s and a couple stray thunderstorms to develop. as we go into the weekend, a cold front will be moving through. coming up, i'll show you what it will do to your weekend forecast. stay tuned. a crash on the topside of the beltway before connecticut avenue. everything is on the shoulders. it didn't cause a delay. it's growing. no lanes are blocked. you can see the wall of traffic

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that breaking news is firefighter struck by a fire truck overnight while trying to save lives. >> he's in critical condition right now. we have team coverage on the story. let go to molette green at the live desk with the latest. >> just a short while ago we learned more about his injuries.

engine company number 3 out of surgery this morning at med star washington hospital center. this is a live picture from -- this is now a live picture from the hospital as you said. critical condition now. injuries suffered above the waist. d.c. fire says a ladder truck hit smothers as he got out of his truck to prep hose lines for that row house blaze in the 800 block of f street. one of three fires overnight. firefighters are asking this morning for prayers at this time for this young man. we have learned that his uncle also a d.c. firefighter responded to that same blaze in that community. we can tell you that d.c. fire and d.c. police investigating the circumstances surrounding this accident and we heard earlier from fire officials that no protocols apparently were broken. but of course they have to follow through with an investigation. we have team coverage at the hospital, a crew there and also at the scene t

d.c. live reports coming up. back to you. >> molette, thank you. it is 14 before the hour right now. president trump is backing a controversial plan to overhaul the u.s. immigration system. >> it's a plan that some in his own party aren't ready to get behind. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. tracie what, will the plan do and what are the critics saying about this? >> some of the critics are from his own party, like lindsey graham o who say part of plan is fine but the other part severely limiting green cards could devastate the economy. this is a plan that comes from capitol hill. a couple of republican lawmakers working on it since february. announced at the white house with the president's backing. it would change the immigration system by setting up a points system and applicants would get points if they speak english, if they have high tech skills, if they are educated. to some degree it would be based on age. they're trying to get more skilled workers into t

country, which means low-skilled workers would be pushed to the back of that line in terms of legal immigration. that's the concern that, by severely limiting green cards and pushing a lot of those workers who now work in our restaurants and on farms and construction and hotels, a lot of those workers would not be coming into the you state. it would create a drain on the labor pool and drive employers to illegal immigrants. that's the concern. they put it out there. we'll see where it goes. but at this point, the president is backing it. we can hear more about that in west virginia at a rally tonight. >> more from that later this evening. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. tracie, thank you. the immigration debate is heating up in our own backyard as activists are voicing frustration with the white house. this is over the deportation to el salvador of two brothers. diego

was looking forward to playing in college on a partial scholarship. he was supposed to begin practice yesterday. diego was going to join him to help pay for expenses. but immigration and custom enforcement held them. supporters lashed out at the trump administration. >> you are separating our family. you are lying to the american people that you are focusing criminals. >> i.c.e. says the brothers were stopped in 2009 at the airport after trying to use fake passports and visas. the i-team uncovers another teacher slipping through the cracks. this time by the child protective service agency allowed a teacher to return to the classroom in a different school district. the i-team's scat macfarlane has more. >> a long time arlington

arrested by police or charged with a crime. protective services found the instructor committed sexual misconduct with an elementary school student. an investigation found the same teacher managed to get a new job at a school for three years. they failed to notify the school district what they found in sexual misconduct and failed to revoke the man's teaching license, giving him access to more kids. >> it took three years for anyone to revoke the man's license: is that acceptable? >> i think that sometimes really serious mistakes occur. i think allowing someone to continue to work and have access to other children is just a very egregious situation because we have the safety of children to consider. sdpliefrmt tonig ziefrnts tonight at 6:00, how at

that could put many more kids at risk. scott mcfarlane, news 4 i-team. if you were one of the people upset about the fbi headquarters not coming to your area, we have good news. there is going to be a new state-of-the-art building. the same three locations are still in play. however, it is going to be another five to seven years before this happens. the general services administration says much of the $20 million spent on the project is gone. when the new headquarters is built, it will be in prince george's county or springfield, virginia. d dot says the product to retime traffic lights in northwest washington was effective. now it's making the change in hundreds more intersections. this is a last phase of a five-year plan, and they've recal operated more than 1600 traffic lights. the next step covers 384

intersections in northeast and southwest d.c. ddot says the project improved travel times on roads by 13 to 16%. the agency is working on pedestrian signals and bus travel times. i'm driving on all the wrong roads apparently. >> depending where you are. 15 to 16% better. >> some of those areas i have sat at. this is northern virginia too. the one in front turns red when you get to it. >> all the stars have to align for it to happen. >> you're waiting 15 minutes to go, i don't know, 50 feet. >> maybe i'm exaggerating. >> good morning aaron. >> go for t i was going to say, this is a beautiful picture. the sun coming up. >> it's a gorgeous picture. it's beautiful. look at the clear skies right now. >> we had clouds overnight tonight. overnight last night. i should say.

thursday. >> 73 degrees in the district. we're continuing to see the clearing taking place. once the sun does come up, temperatures will quickly warm up. your weather outlook, your commute this morning mainly dry, later this afternoon, we could have a couple thunderstorms around. it's going to be a hot one. lunch outside, hot and humid. you will want to sit in the shade. if you go in the pool, keep an eye to the sky for stray storms. because we expect -- 67 degrees in gaithersburg. 70 dulles. lorton, clinton is 69. winchester is comfortable over there. off to the west -- fitness forecast today, 8:00 a.m. it's looking mild. 75 degrees by the afternoon. 92 isolated storm possible. but it's looking pretty hot. if you're exercising, stay hydrated and the short sleeves.

thunderstorms developing on future weather. not for everybody, though. it's hit or miss again. then into friday, mostly dry through your friday. 11:00 p.m. maybe a couple thunderstorms. this will lead us into a nice weekend because it's a cold front moving through. that will be dropping humidity saturday and sunday. mid-80s. it's going to be fantastic. the rain rolls in on monday. let's check your roads now. if you're about to leave the house if you're headed out. >> the topside of the beltway, outer loop, delay that normally builds to georgia avenue. the crash is after georgia avenue. it remains on -- crews are still working on the rock creek parkway kennedy center. 10 tore 15 minutes. never causes an early slowdown. be aware it's there. a live look in virginia on the map. 95 northbound starting to slow as you move north out of

fredericksburg into a kwie a. basically from falmouth north to springfield. not a bad start. we'll keep you posted. back to you. jack, thank you. 5:54 now. baltimore police are investigating two incidents where their officers were guarding body worn cameras. one involving the appearance of an officer mishandling or planting evidence. the latest one involves a gap in video. this happened during the search of a car. baltimore police commissioner kevin davis says many officers have questions about when to turn off their cameras. he says he will make it clear that the cameras stay on until they leave a scene. if your child has one of those popular fidget spinner toys, listen to the next story. an arizona boy had to go to the emergency room after the fidget spinner was stuck on his finger. his mom tried everything. soap, oil. nothing worked. e.r. doctors a hard time getting it off. they got help

man who had to use an electric saw to get the spinner off the boy's finger. see, i couldn't even watch this. you have to have steady hands. you get too close to the skin. >> yikes. >> this is the third time the maintenance man has been asked to cut something off of something for doctors. >> they need to put him on the payroll. >> right. >> exactly. firefighters in prince frederick maryland want you to be safe when using your hoverboard. this comes after a hoverboard caught fire charging in a home early yesterday morning. no one was injured. here are tips to keep you safement don't leave a charging hoverboard unattendedment never leave it plugged in overnight. only use the cord that comes with the hoverboard and stop using it if it overheats. good morningment i'm contessa brewer at cnbc headquarters. you can buy just aboutny

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this with us. sniems you have to do that. >> it makes me happy. the music moves you all the time. >> doing a little dance in the newsroom. >> we wait for the commercial break. don't worry. we won't put that on you, exactly. >> it's 5:57. up next at 6:00 a.m., a travel warning for african-americans. the naacp takes a bold new step. the state that is being called out and the reason people are being told to pack their bail money. >> reporter: breaking news at 6:00 a.m., i'm adam tuss at med star washington hospital center monitoring the condition of a d.c. firefighter seriously hurt while battling a blaze. we have team coverage. i'm justin finch live on the scene of the fire. the rookie firefighter was injured in a traffic incident. live coverage coming up next.

"news4 today" begins with breaking news. that breaking news is out of the district. a rookie firefighter just came out of surgery. >> he was accidently hit by a another fire truck just as he was responding to a fire call on f street in northeast d.c. >> it has been a busy morning on "news4 today." we want to get you up to date. >> we're live at the scene of that accident and at med

firefighter is in critical condition. >> we'll get a live report in just a moment. but we do want to get your forecast from storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen. how is it looking, sheena? >> good morning, it's a nice start to the day. it's mild conditions. clear skies, 73 degrees if washington. the great news. as people leave the house to commute, it is dry. 67 degrees in gaithersburg. 75 annapolis. pretty mild there. as you hit the roads, 7:00 a.m., 75 degrees. dry through most of the day today. lunchtime hour, 89 degrees. we're looking at the isolated storm chance. 92 for a high. for those who happen to see the rain, you can have a wet evening commute this thursday. we have nice changes. i'll break down the weekend forecast, show you what it looks like straight ahead. speaking of that commute, let's see how the roads are doing this morning. good morning, jack. >> we started off with a little bit of a hiccup. the csh