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

avenue after georgia avenue. everything was put on the shoulders. the rollback arrived on scene. still on both shoulders, which is a good thing. our delay crept back almost to 95. we're working into a rush hour. it lets loose to georgia avenue. it's going to hang to temple as you head towards connecticut avenue. 4:24, got a crash in the center of the roadway. 66 eastbound after della plane -- hopefully it will be cleared quickly before you hit the roadway. back to you. >> jack, thank you. 6:01. we return to that breaking news in d.c. this morning. a firefighter was injured while preparing to battle a house fire. >> this happened at a house fire along f street northeast. you can see fire crews had a busy night. we'll get to the other two fires in a moment. first, we want to get to the latest concerning the firefighter. adam tuss is live at med star washington hospital center with the latest.

adam? >> reporter: eun, this is obviously a very serious situation that's going on here this morning. 28-year-old dane smothers jr. who had been on -- with the d.c. fire and ems as a probationary officer. was getting off of his fire truck when he was struck by another fire truck. where he just came out of surgery and is said to be in critical condition. obviously members of d.c. fire and ems here to show their support. but this has been developing situation since last night. want to show you live pictures of the scene here of that house fire that happened last night on f street in northeast d.c. obviously, it was a serious situation as multiple people responded. we have video of the fire truck that struck dane smothers jr. as he was getting ready to battle that fire. now, we're told that he was wearing his proper fire gear, which means that he would have had some reflti

that gear on. not sure why he was struck by that truck. dane smothers jr., 28-year-old member of the force is here in just out of surgery. we did hear from d.c. ems and fire this morning. >> he was riding, preparing hose lines and other equipment to attack the fire. >> firefighter smothers' injuries are serious. critical condition. our thoughts and prayers are with firefighter smothers and his family, including his uncle, who is a d.c. firefighter who responded to the incident as well. >> firefighter smothers as part of engine 3. s awe hear from d.c. fire and ems, obviously concerned. the driver of the truck that struck him has been getting counseling this morning. as you can imagine that person shaken up. continue to monitor the condition of the firefighter here outside of med star washington hospital center this

morning. back to you. >> adam, can you tell us any more about the firefighter who was injured? >> reporter: so, he actually comes from a line of firefighters in his family. his uncle was actually there on the scene preparing to battle the same exact blaze as him last night. we're told that he was a probationary officer, which means he had just gotten started with d.c. fire and ems. he had been out in the field for three months. so that's what we know about this 28-year-old dane smothers jr. unfortunately, we're dealing with a pretty serious and tragic situation this morning. his injuries are said to be above the waist and he's out of surgery right now. again, in critical condition, guys. a lot of thoughts and prayers with him this morning. >> for sure. adam tuss live at med star hospital. thank you. there were injuries in the two other overnight fires we mentioned a few moments ago in northeast d.c. two police officers are among four people hurt at a fire there. flames broke out of this home on buchanan street after

morning. the officers and one other person are expected to be okay. a fourth person is in serious condition. d.c. fire says that fire is now under control. on vanburen street northwest, a firefighter was sent to the hospital. that firefighter is expected to be okay. flames broke out in the basement of a home there around 1:00 this morning. that fire is now out. >> this is a live look at the scene on f street northeast. the sun is now up over this area. we're going to continue to monitor the scene where the d.c. firefighter, dane smothers jr., was injured overnight. he's in critical condition now. follow the latest concerning the story in the nbc washington app search d.c. fire. 6:05 now. developing this morning for the first time in two years, a mother and her children are out in the world. spotsylvania county deputies say that the children's father held them captive inside their home. kariem moore was arrested on

saturday, deputies went to the home for a welfare check. he was reluck tapt to let them inside the home. as they were talking, a woman and two children ran outside. they hadn't been allowed outside in two years. neighbors who didn't want to be identified said something about that house seemed unusual >> i have never seen that lady or those kids since they moved into that house and that was before last summer because the grass was really calm. >> moore will be arraigned on monday. the woman is being treated at a medical facility and the kids are staying with family members. there could be radical changes for traffic in one neighborhood. they want to improve safety. last month the advisory neighborhood commission heard multiple proposals. one would competely close 18th street to traffic during certain hours. another plan would

ride sharing cars to pick you up. >> the taliban says it is responsible for an attack that killed two american service members. the attack happened in after gap stand. someone drove a car full of explosives into a nato convoy. the pentagon confirmed that two americans were killed. it did not release their names. president trump is headed to west virginia for a campaign-style rally tonight. but it doesn't look like everyone will be excited to see him. somebody vandalized the arena where the president is expected to speak to supporters. an anti-trump message was written across building. no word on who did it or when. a major milestone for the dow as it jumps across a 22,000 marker for the first time. happened yesterday in a wave of earnings news could keep it going today. some of the companies that have contributed to the gain ilu

the dow could get an extra boost this morning. we're working for you today with our back backs for kids program to help kids get ready for school sghiefrmt we're accepting donations of new backpacks, school supplies and money. erika gonzalez is live with more on how to donate. >> hi, guys. good morning to you. this is my favorite event of the year. come on over. let me show you what we need to do. we're in kingstown. the section of alexandria. come out and see us this morning. we'll be here until noon. we have this empty crate. we'd love to see this full, overflowing with school supplies. that means we need a little help tlu. a lot help from you. say hello and bring a new backpack with you. we want to get our kids in the community that most need the support, the right way to start

with the support from the community that they need to make this a stellar school year. then we've got this big truck over here. we want to make sure that this gets filled up. again, we need your help to do it. we have wonderful partners at apple federal credit union that do this year. we that on site from kingstown. there's a koehl's across the street and a walmart. if you don't have the supplies on hand, come to any one of the grocery stores, shopping stores, pick stuff up. help us put it in this bin. if you don't have the time to do it, we take cash or check donations or do it securely online. you'll find the link on my facebook page. this is a wonderful event to find the checks the right way to start the school year off. with everything that they need to have a stellar s

teachers. we look forward to seeing you today in kingstown. back to you guys. >> erika gonzalez live in fairfax county. a travel warning from the naacp. african-americans put on notice. the state being called out as racial tensions grow. plus a school collapse. you may have heard about that deadly building explosion in minneapolis. the new developments we just learned overnight. mild start to the morning. 73 degrees right now in the district. if you see the live picture outside, it is a very nice start to our thursday. i'll show you who made be seeing

i'm molette green at the live

a photo of the d.c. firefighter hit on the job just hours ago. there you see a picture of 28-year-old dane smothers jr. he is the young man we've been telling you about who suffered critical injuries when a ladder truck hit him at the f street northeast fire scene this morning. d.c. fire asking for prayers for smothers, whose family has deep ties in the firefighting community. we have team coverage. we have a crew at the hospital and, of course, a crew at that scene there following the breaking developments. that is the latest from the live desk. i'm molette green. back to you. on this thursday morning, we're starting off with mild temperatures right now. the roads are dry. 73 degrees right now in washington. mostly clear at the moment. mostly sunny, hot and humid, close to 90 degrees this afternoon. asking if we can see isolated storms. i'll show you the timing on that and the weekend fec

up. sheena, we had a crash on the outer loop of the beltway topside. nothing left to look at now. just typical delays. traffic 4 over the topside. on the ramp from 95 south. we'll have that next. 66 eastbound after day la plane. the delays building quickly. north toward woodbridge. back to you. jack, thank you. it is 6:15 right now. orioles legend cal ripken still wants to know who kidnapped his mother. they're actively working this case. they never found the man who say abducted her five years ago. they just released this new sketch. it shows what he would look like today. he's likely in his 40s now. vie ripken says she was kidnapped near her home and found the next day. developing this morning, the second personou

that school explosion in minneapolis was the janitor of the school. crews pulled the body from the rubble. the other victim was identified as the school's receptionist who worked there for 17 years. contractors working on the building caused a natural gas leak yesterday. students and teachers inside the school say they had seconds to get out before the blast. my daughter got up and was getting ready to leave out of the counselor's office and was blown back into the office by the explosion. it was seconds after they told everybody to get out that the explosion happened. seven people are still in the hospital this morning. doctors say their injuries range from serious to critical. the story's-trending on facebook this morning. the naacp issuing a travel advisory for minorities heading to missouri. the organization says their civil rights may be in danger. this comes after missouri's governor signed april new bill into law

fired employees to file discrimination lawsuits. >> it will allow discrimination to run rampant. we've rolled back protection for vulnerable citizens. supporters of the law say it could help cut down on frivolous lawsuits. the travel advisory comes after an attorney general report -- 75% more likely to be pulled over than white drivers in the state last year. >> a silver spring father thinks his daughter's job is the reason why their family was held hostage inside their home. >> molette green has more information from the newsroom. good morning. >> good morning to you. police are certificate fochg sep of men who held a family hostage inside an apartment. >> they got in by telling they wanted to paint the apartment. once inside, they proceeded to tie our

us. >> the next few hours they tied everyone up, stabbed orlando's son-in-law and stole his car. a 7-year-old was one of the hostages. montgomery police say the family was targeted because orlando's daughter works at a check cashing business. the men took her to the business and tried to rob it. but they didn't get any money. eun? >> molette green from the newsroom. thank you. new this morning, another issue at a county fair. >> just a week after a deadly accident in ohio, three people had to be rescued from a bungee jump ride in california last night. take a look at the video here. one man was dangling upside down for 20 minutes. he was 30 feet in the air. it's not clear why the bungee didn't work. everybody is going to be okay, though. i would never. >> i would not either. >> i have been skydiving, i would totally do it again. to rely on a cord, that's where i draw the line. >> why jump out of a perfectly good plane. >> because it's

the best views. >> i'm going to ease krispy kreme doughnuts stuffed with reese's peanut buttercups. >> you and i can lay on the beach before the pumpkin spice stuff comes out. >> i will do it with you every day. >> i love that plan. >> we probably look a little nuts, but that's okay. if you are laying by a pool like these girls here, it's going to be a hot and humid one. stray storm possible today. that's going to stay in the forecast. tomorrow looks a little drier until we get into tomorrow evening. the weekend looks real good. a cold front will be moving through to help lower the humidity and make both saturday and sunday feel comfortable. monday, though, we head back to work. we'll talk about that in a minute. gaithersburg -- washington coming in at 73 degrees. full forecast for today. by noon, 89 degrees. 2:00 p.m., humid. 90

that's where we should top out. a couple isolated storms trying to pop up. here's future weather. it's showing that chance around the area, 6:00 p.m., a couple isolated areas. maybe a shower or thunderstorm clearing overnight. most of friday looks dry. friday evening, part of that cold front. few showers possible into very early saturday. most of your saturday stays dry with more comfortable humidity levels. here's the entire weekend forecast. early saturday morning, slight chance. less humid in the afternoon. going to be a nice day. then on sunday, we're dry all day. gorgeous, low humidity. much of the same on the beach. temperatures will be closer to 80 degrees. after the weekend, there's that rain chance i was talking about on monday. widespread showers. some thunderstorms too. at least enjoy the weekend. don't think about the rain monday until we get past the week yechbltd we'll talk more about the ten-day forecast in a bit. let's check your roads with jack taylor. good morning, jack. sheena, thank you.

good morning. we'll start in maryland at 95 southbound. chopper 4 found a problem on the 95 southbound ramp to get on to the inner loop of the beltway. got police on scene now thankfully. the right lane is blocked on the ramp headed towards college park. it's still slow on the ramp for the outer loop. because that's delayed toward georgia avenue. 66 eastbound after the exit for dela plane the broken down vehicle reportedly blocking the left lane. police are on scene. you need to plan ahead if this is the normal path of travel. there is a delay. back to you. >> thank you, jack. we continue to follow the breaking news. a firefighter in critical condition. the accident that happened before he even had a chance to fight the flames. proving a point. the new video that may make you think twice about your safety habits in the car. . look what i got. first couple of backpacks. we're live in

alexandria this morning. we need your help to fill this crate and that big truck with backpacks and school supplies for you

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dollar renovation project. take a look. it's not only a state-of-the-art practice facility for a football team. it is also home to the center for sports medicine. here they'll learn how to protect student athletes from traumatic brain injuries. >> because the questions they raise are exactly the questions we'll start answering here. >> we love our sports. but we love our athletes even more. >> full renovations are expected to be done in 2019. watched a bunch of basketball games there. tons of memories. trendy iphone cases pulled off the shelves. we're getting a better look at what happened to the customers. responding to the house fire on f street northeast. a firefighter is struck and injured by a fire truck that was passing through that scene. how he was hurt and how he's doing now. coming up in a live report. >> it is

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6:30 right now. breaking news we've been following out of the district since we've been on the air at 4:00 a.m. >> in the last 15 minutes we have the first look at the d.c. firefighter who was hit by a ladder truck as he was responding to a fire on f street northeast overnight. >> right now we're monitoring two scenes for you. we have a crew at med star washington hospital center where the firefighter is in critical condition right now. we also have a crew on the scene of the fire. >> a live report is minutes away. but we want to get to your forecast right now. storm team 4 meteorologist sheena parveen is on the weather deck with more. how is it feeling? >> feels warm and humid. we'll have a day similar to what we had yesterday.

cover and across the area. 73 right now in washington. now, here's how your afternoon is going to shape up. if you're grilling today outside, it's going to be a good day for that. 90 degrees by 3:00 p.m. definitely feeling like summer. by 5:00 p.m., a few isolated storms. by 7:00 p.m., a few showers are trying to hang on. otherwise, most of the area warm and humid. we have a cold front approaching into the weekend. coming up, i'll tell you what the cold front will do to our weekend forecast. the beach forecast coming up in a bit. let's look at the roads this thursday morning before you head outside. how do they look, jack? >> sheena, not too bad. southbound i-95, chopper 4 was over the inner loop into college park. a broken down vehicle in the lane. all lanes are open. delays remain. it's a typical

66 eastbound. the broken down vehicle in the left lane and still causing a delay trying to move through the area. d.c., 295 heavier southbound as you head south towards east capitol street. but normal building volume delays. back to you. >> jack, thank you. it's 6:32. we continue to follow breaking news out of the district where a firefighter is recovering from critical injuries. this is a live look outside of med star washington hospital center. >> we've learned that dane smothers jr. was critically injured after he was hit by a ladder truck. he got out of surgery earlier this morning. >> news 4's justin finch is live on f street in the area where it happened. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. the initial call was to this row house fire on the 800 block of f street northeast. you can still see damage to the upstairs window as a result of that fire. then attention had to

dane smothers jr. and we now have a picture of him. take a look. we know he's 28 years old, a probationary firefighter. only serving a matter of months. on scene, we saw something else. a ladder truck. we later learned that smothers was truck by a fire ladder truck and apparently having jumped off a fire vehicle as that ladder truck rounded a corner. all this as fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire. smothers was taken to med star washington where fellow firefighters and loved ones have gathered. smothers himself is from a line, a family of firefighters. >> our thoughts and prayers are with firefighter smothers and his family. his uncle was here also who responded to this incident as well. >> we know at this point he's in critical condition having just undergone

it appears that no protocols were disturbed. booer live here at northeast. justin finch, back to you. >> justin, thank you. in the last ten minutes we heard from d.c. mayor muriel bowser about this terrible accident. >> she put out a statement saying it reminds us of the bravery and dedication of our first responders. we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude. >> the mayor said she will do whatever she can to help firefighter smothers and his family. in our other top stories this morning at 6:34, a spotsylvania county 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 girl friend or their two children to leave the home. he's held on abduction, assault and battery charges. now to a follow-up concerning a recall for a popular liquid glitter iphone

liquid can leak out and burn your skin. we're actually seeing some of the burns. there are 24 reports worldwide of skin irritations or chemical burns. the cases made by mixed bin electronics for the iphone 6, 6s and 7. they were sold from october 2015 through june of this year. in fairfax county, police will be back at a popular trail looking for answers this morning. >> one week ago, a woman was attacked. officers will be in that area near vaiden drive. not far from the vienna metro station. they're looking for clues after a woman was stabbed along the trail last week. now to that rift between montgomery county firefighters who served side by side. several firefighters were afraid of idris debruhl after a confrontation over a confederate flag they applied for protective orders and the judge denied every single one of them. >> i guess we can

continue one or try to move forward with in. >> i'm not going to have any comment, sir. >> you're happy with the outcome? >> no comment. >> it goes back to no comment. he saw a con fed ral flag license plate on one of the trucks and became mad. the other firefighter said he called them racist. debruhl said he never threatened anyone. the judge is disa pointed about with everyone's behavior and called it an awful mess. molette green at the live desk. we got word about a recall. distributed across the country. the sunflower seeds and the sunflower butter may be contaminated with lis deer i can't which could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in the young or the frail. the bars were produced april 24th through may 31st of this year. we have complete details on the flavors and the types of bars that are actually recalled

aaron, back to you. >> molette, thank you. back seat safety. new video released this morning. the reason you may need to think twice about where you buckle up. i'm erika gonzalez live in kingston this morning. we're looking for to you come by and say hello and bring a new backpack and supplies. you can bring a new cash or check donation to get off to a

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good thursday morning. another mild start to your day. four things to know before you step outside. another hot and humid afternoon. afternoon thunderstorms in the forecast. stray thunderstorms will start to develop later on today. weekend relief. a cold front will be moving through. i'll show what you will happen with that. rain will start off the next workweek. jack taylor, good

this morning as we start out. we're still green but building normal volume. the good news is we believe 66 eastbound as we come out of dela plane. it may have cleared. the red line disappeared and nothing left to see. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we have new video this morning. that will definitely want to make you buckle up in the back seat. that's the point of this video. it shows what happens to an unbuckled person at an impact of a car going 35 miles per hour. a survey of 1200 adults found that many don't buckle up in the back seat because they feel safer there. only 29 states actually require back seat safety belt use. he's in trouble with the law. why police believe he committed a brutal attack. a rookie firefighter hit by a ladder truck overnight. we have two crews digging up

you are taking a live look at f street northeast where firefighter was critically injured this morning. this happened as he rushed to the scene of a fire at the home there. >> that firefighter is now at

injuries. the fire at the home is now out. >> it was at that house fire along f street northeast that a firefighter was injured. >> news 4's adam tuss at med star washington hospital center with the latest on his condition. adam? >> reporter: eun good morning. dane smothers jr. is in critical condition after going through surgery this morning. take a look. people have been coming and going all morning long. it has quieted down a little bit. we do have a photo of dane smothers jr. to show you here. he was a rookie firefighter, had been only out in the field for about three months when this incident happened. again, it happened last night on f street in northeast d.c. firefighter smothers was coming off a truck when he was struck by another ladder truck. we're told that the operator of that ladder truck who struck firefighter smothers is receiving counseling this morning and

this was battling a blaze in northeast d.c. it was a heavy one. we heard from d.c. fire and ems earlier this morning. >> firefighter smothers had dismantled the vehicle he was riding and was -- 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 that responded to this incident as well. >> reporter: again, so he underwent surgery this morning. he's still in critical kchblt we're told his injuries are above the waist. now firefighter smothers also comes from a line of firefighters. his uncle was actually responding to this fire as well. obviously, some pretty emotional moments here for d.c. fire and ems this morning, guys. >> adam tuss live at med star washington hospital. thank you. let's go

live at the scene the fire and accident. >> reporter: aaron, that's right. the first look at the row house fire at f street northeast. then came that accident. a firefighter injured dane smothers jr. hit by a passing fire vehicle feet from the fire that he was here to fight. on scene, we did notice a ladder truck behind yellow tape. we later learned on scene that smothers was struck by a d.c. fire ladder truck in an apparent accident. fire and police remain on scene around that truck. apparently smothers was coming off of a fire vehicle as that ladder truck rounded a corner. that's when he was truck. this was all happening as fire crews continued to respond to this two-alarm fire. we spoke to a neighbor who lives next door to that fire. >> that's just awful. to find out that someone got hurt in the line of duty. but iy

tragedy. >> >> reporter: that was heavy news for that neighbor there. she says it appears the fire here appears to have gone behind the home and spread to their home as well. she believes at least one person was home at the time of the fire. no word on that person's condition. live in northeast, justin finch. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. there were also injuries in those two other overnight fires. we told you about northeast d.c. two d.c. police officers are among four people hurt at a fire there. the flames broke out at a home on buchanan street after 12:30 this morning. a fourth person is in serious condition. d.c. fire says that fire is now under control. on vanburen street northwest, a firefighter was sent to the hospital. that firefighter is expected to be okay. flames broke out in the basement of a h

morning. that fire is now out. >> pictures from med star washington hospital where the injured d.c. firefighter is out of surgery right now. he's listed in critical condition. you can get the latest details on this story in our nbc washington app. we're constantly updating. ♪ i'm trying not to lose my head ♪ ♪ a rap pioneer facing serious charges this morning. he performed as the kid creole is under arrest for murder. police in new york say he stabbed a homeless man multiple times earlier this week. investigators say it appears the men got into an argument moments before that stabbing. a plan that could dramatically change immigration policy in this country. >> president trump is throwing his support behind it. the plan by two republican senators would change how immigrants enter the u.s. it's a merit-ba

speaking immigrants with education, job offers and high tech skills. critics say it would devastate the agriculture and tourism industries. we're working for you with our backpacks for kids program to help kids get ready for school. >> we're accepting donations of new backpacks, school supplies and money. this is happening in the alexandria section of fairfax county. news 4's erika gonzalez is live at the drop-off now with a look at how it's going. we saw you with backpack, erika? >> yeah. we're off to a wonderful start at apple federal credit union. i'm here with my good buddy rob soul. we've been doing this for a lot of years. >> it's an important initial tich for app am because of our -- we're happy to partner with nbc4. we have a life mission to serve the community. we're going

eb wit. we're going to get them the fresh start with backpacks and school supplies. come on down and help us. >> turn around, robert. this is the perfect example of what we're looking for. batman, hello kitty. whatever your preference is as you shop for supplies this morning. we've had good donations already. this is what we're looking for. notebooks, spirals, pen sis. these bags are already filled. this is awesome. we're looking for this. in you want to bring a new backpack, supplies. or you can come over here. i can bring you a or drop you off cash. you can put that here. we want to support the kids that need it most in our community to get them off to a fresh start here in kingstown alexandria. come out and see us at apple federal credit union. >> erika, thank you. we appreciate you all who are making those donations. >> looking for a big day

there. >> let's go to jack taylor and check the morning commute. >> hey guys. if you're head today maryland 95 southbound, it was not attractive earlier. it's easing up out of calverton. had activity on the ramp to get into the inner loop. delays at 395. northbound through a kwie a and woodbridge and 395 rolling toward landmark, not too bad. 66 a brief delay in manassas. not an event full morning. it's as calm as my traffic this morning. sheep a, more details. >> you're right, the weather is calm too out there right now. your weather outlook today, your commute this morning is nice and dry. later on today, some of you may see an isolated thunderstorm that may give you a wetter commute. most of the area will stay dry. keeping our eye out for a developing thunderstorm. a hot, humid day.

heat and humidity. you want to sit in the shade. if you're at the pool, keep your eye to the sky for any thunderstorms developing later on. beautiful sunrise, no clouds in this picture. 73 degrees in washington. if you're walking the dog today. it's nice outside. if you need a dog to walk well, you have -- at the humane rescue. information on how to adopt him. already heating up and humid. around 90 and see the isolated thunderstorms. saturday, august 19th. clear the shelters. find out more on the nbc washington app. we have all of our resources on the website as well. great event to help get animals out of the shelters. later today, this is future weather. few isolated showers or storms. hit or miss. pretty much stayed dry. until tomorrow evening, that's an approaching cold front. saturday looks mainly

the humidity levels, even along the beach. looking good saturday and sunday. around 80 degrees. farther inland, the mid-80s. low humidity feeling comfortable saturday and sunday. monday we see the return of rain to start the workweek. we do stay in the mid-08s. >> s sheena, thank you. another teacher slipped through the cracks. >> this time a failure by a local child protective service agency allowed a teacher accused of sexually abusing a student to return to the classroom. scott macfarlane has more. >> the long-time arlington county school teacher was never arrested by police, never charged with a crime and denies the allegation toss this day. but arlington county child protective services found the instructor committed sexual misconduct with an elementary school student. an investigation found that same teacher managed to get a new job in a new school district for three years. our investigation shows

arlington county human services, the child protective service agency failed to notify the district when that he found. the 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 of 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. >> we investigate how that mistake happened and the broader loophole that could put many more kid at risk. in arlington county, scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. 6:55. four things to know before you head out the door. a d.c. firefighter is out of surgery after fire officials say he was hit by a fire truck overnight. this happened along f

northeast. a firefighter is identified as 28-year-old dane smothers jr. he is listed in critical condition. be sure to follow the story on our nbc washington app. spotsylvania county man is accused of holding his family captive for two years. kariem moore is charmed with abduction and other charges. he didn't allow his girlfriend and their children to leave the home. president trump will head to west virginia tonight for a campaign-style rally. you can expect him to tout a controversial plan. the "today" show will have more on that coming up. you can donate backpacks in kingstown at the apple federal credit union. we'll accept those until noon today. you can also donate in the nbc washington app. if you're headed out there today, another hot and humid

of the area. tomorrow, dry through most of the day. very late chance of rain tomorrow. that leads us into saturday where we maybe will see an early slight chance of a shower. there's a cold front moving through. look what it does to your weekend. perfect timing for this. mid-80s, low humidity and the bigger rain chance doesn't return until the weekend is over on monday. that's good. >> thank you, sheena. that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. more weather and traffic and breaking news. until then, enjoy your day. >> live pictures from kingstown. drop off

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