>> thank you for that. >> it is a little bit -- >> i told a producer earlier this morning. i just came on up. that's the way it's going to be. not necessarily this weekend. temperatures in the mid-70s right now. got that nice little south wind helping to bring in that humidity right into our area. now for your commute this morning, we do have areas of fog. it's really not that bad. dry roads as we continue through the day. only isolated chances of storms later on. we did have those storms that rolled through the area yesterday. baltimore got the brunt of it, also here in fairfax had strong storms. what could we see? we have strong storms in the forecast today. we'll time them out coming up. let's talk to jack taylor right now. good morning, jack. >> lauryn good morning. we had an issue on the beltway. as you head toward the big curve, sounds like a tractor-trailer was involved. along the

affecting the transition lane coming on to the outer loop of the beltway along that right side. in maryland on 50 eastbound, riding out to bowie, along the right side of the roadway near 197. sounded like we had a downed tree along the right side. hopefully that can be removed quickly. the crews paving westbound at 301, basically toward the airport, they had completed their work. back to you. jack, thank you. we are following a developing story in baltimore county. two teenagers in critical condition after a tree fell on top of their car in lutherville. >> a 14-year-old girl was also killed. this happened during the powerful storms last night. take a look at the car in this video. you can see it. it's completely crushed there. fell on to the back seat where three teens were sitting. the mother of the 14-year-old was driving and is expected to survive. at some point most of us heard and

moved through our area. the lake bar croft area of fairfax county was first hit. they were forced to quickly move branches and debris to get to people who needed help. part of columbia pike was shut down after a tree pulled a power line down near the shopping center. right now, 1500 dominion energy customers in northern virginia are without power. also right now, d.c. police are searching for the person who shot power people in a neighborhood. one person died. police tell us gunfire broke out before 8:00 last night in the 3400 block of 18th street northeast near a gas station near lawrence and monroe streets. the other three victims are expected to live. a drug overdose is showing how dangerous it can be for police to respond to the situations. in stafford county, a deputy was exposed to drugs outside of a preschool and he nearly overdosed. the sheriff's office says the deputy is doing okay this morning. he was getting the drugs out of

goddard school in stafford. detectives believe he accidentally touched or breathed in fentanyl. the sheriff's office says these two people here were outside of the school and passed out. david chambers and samantha stout are both in jail right now. deputy wofford is recovering. medics gave him narcan and that may have saved his life. three minutes after the hour now. the president is getting ready to take a two-week vacation. he'll spent the next 17 days at his golf club in jersey. he will meet with the vice president and speak to french president emanuel macron. he spoke to a crowd in west virginia last night. he spoke about the russia investigation. >> the russia story is a total fabrication. it's just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. that's all it is. >> special counsel robert

here in d.c. as part of an investigation into potential collusion between the trump campaign and russia. legal experts call the grand jury the next logical step in any investigation. "wall street journal" first reported this. nbc news is not independently verified that report. tracie potts will have more on this new step at 5:45. your time is 5:04. attorney general jeff sessions will announce a new effort to crackdown on leaks coming out of the government after transcripts of the president's private phone calls with world leaders were handed over to the "washington post." in a call to mexico's president, trump says stop publicly saying mexico won't foot the bill. you cannot say that to the press. as you know, mexico paying for the border wall was a key campaign promise. the money would likely not come from mexicond it will come out in the wash and that is okay. let's check in

gonzalez at the live desk. >> a huge high-rise in dubai caught fire. this is video of the torched tower. not clear how the fire started. but we can tell you that nobody was hurt. that same building actually also caught fire back in 2015. firefighters say that it got it all under control now. back over to you guys. erika, thank you. a massachusetts judge sentenced michelle carter to at least 15 months in prison for her role in her boyfriend's suicide. >> 15 months of the sentence shall be deemed a committed sentence. >> carter remains free this morning. the judge granted a defense motion to stay the sentence pending appeals. carter was found guilty of involuinvo involuntary manslaughter in june. the 18-year-old was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in his pickup truck. carter sat quietly while the family of conrad roy discussed their anger and their ss

remorse. the fact that my son was convinced to kill himself makes his death unimaginable. >> prosecutors say text messages show carter encouraged him to take his own life. right now there is a search for this elderly man from silver spring. montgomery county police say 82-year-old fred jackson hubbard went missing yesterday. this is his picture here. family members tell police he was staying with them at the homewood suites on colesville road when he walked away. a store that i left a lot of people shocked. a man accused of holding his girlfriend and children captive for two years. spotsylvania county deputies say they were held in this home. they were found on saturday. how is it that nobody knew? perhaps it has something to do with the geography of the house. it sits on four acres. people who live nearby didn't have

>> especially around here. two years? >> really? right here in our neighborhood. oh, no. >> his girlfriend is in the hospital now. he's charged with assault and abduction. a couple who have been together for 60 years are alive thanks to d.c. police. we told you about the fires the other night. clarence and -- were inside their home on buchanan street northeast when it began to burn. she made it out of a window and d.c. officers ran into the burning building and pulled out her husband. >> thank you, thank you so much for saving my uncle's life. >> that was clarence's niece who talked to news 4's shomari stone. the couple has bruises and a few minor burns. the two d.c. officers are also recovering. coming

after the hour. this weekend is one of the best times to get your kids ready for back to school. >> that's because you won't have to pay sales tax on some items they need. justin finch is live in fairfax to tell us why you have to shop in virginia to save on cash. justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. even the national retail federation said that times like this, these tax-free weekends are the best times to dive into deals to carry you throughout the school year here and now here in virginia starting right now, we can all dive in and stock up and save. now, here's what you need to know. this all begins today and goes until sunday at 11:59 p.m. your money will be going farther. there are no taxes on clothing and footwear. $100 or less. no taxes on school supplies. $20 and under. don't forget, these exemptions apply per item and not your

total. also, the national retail federation is saying on average, american families with school-age children spend about will $687.72 this back to school period. don't forget as well, your hurricane preparedness items are also tax-free this weekend. we have a list of the items on our nbc washington app. back to you in the studio. >> justin finch live in fairfax tore us. thank you. it could have a major impact on your weekend travel plans. the two big projects from metro and how you can get around the met. stopping drug overdoses. the new action a local school district is taking to address a growing drug problem and keep students safe. it's not going to be too bad of a weekend. although you're waking up to that heat and humidity once again. once again, we have some storm chances that we're going to be talking about. talking about when that humidity fina

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humidity in the mid 70s. we've had clear skies with a little bit of fog in spots. it's definitely humid out there. the humidity will continue to build through the day. temperatures continue to rise to right around 90. we do have some storms in the forecast for today. we're going to be talking about those and let you know whenha

humidity finally starts to fall. that's all coming up in just a few minutes. let's talk to jack taylor right now. good morning, jack. good morning, our neck of the wood in frederick county. we had an early morning crash on 75. i believe it's blocked both ways. baldwin road toward ed mcclain road, deputies on scene and rerouting traffic. >> may try to pick the one from virginia. the rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic all the nates one direction at a time. that one stays until 6:00. it is friday. hopefully they'll wrap up early. not be in your way by the time you hit the roadway. >> jack, thank you. we're working with you with a big heads up concerning metro. >> metro will shut down a stretch of the green line starting this weekend for an improvement project. derrick ward is live with what could affect you? >> reporter: good morning. we're at the

station. it's open today but it won't open tomorrow because of some changes happening in the name of safety. take a look. here is the map. this is essentially going to make the naylor road station the end of the line. this is until august 20th. they're going to replace cross ties and use the station rehab. they're going to be replacing crossovers. those are important pieces of rail infrastructure. if you remember, back in july of 2016, there was a derailment at the east falls church station because of a failure at a crossover. something else you need to know. on two weekends this month, the naylor road station will be closed on august 12th and 13th and august 19th and 20th. they're going to close that station for the same reason, to extend some of that work. you're being told to take the anacostia or southern avenue stations. this is all part of metro's ongoing safety enhancement program as well as some preventative

a little bit of pain for now. we're live at branch avenue. derrick ward, back to you. also this weekend, crews will be working to stop leaks on the tunnels on the red line. the medical center and bethesda center will be closed. buses run frp friendship heights to grosvenor strat moore. more than a dozen lawsuits tied to the incident have been dismissed. you might remember when this happened in 2015. a train stopped and smoke filled the tunnel near the plaza station. a woman from alexandria died. wtop reports dozens of other lawsuits are still out there and have been consolidated into one master lawsuit. montgomery county public schools are taking action when it comes to drug overdoses. for the first time starting this school ye

county public school, including elementary schools, will be stocked with naloxone, it's a life-saving treatment to reverse overdoses. they spent the summer training school staff how to administer the treatment. people we spoke to think the decision is good but also alarming. >> i think it's a great idea. i think it's scary but this is going on in the county. it's a good first step. >> we've never had a case of reported overdose on our school property, but it doesn't mean we don't need to be prepared. >> the decision to put a dosage in all 205 public schools is in response to a new maryland law designed to tackle the state's drug crisis. 15 after the hour. if you live in maryland, your children need to get their shots or they won't be allowed to get to class. there are free clinics to help you in prince george's county. today is the last day you can go to one of them. the kaiser permanente largo medical center will open to students until 4:00 this afternoon. if you't

get shots at the cheverly health center. those are also free but you need to make an appointment first. >> we are working for the kids in our community. we want to say thank you to everyone who helped us make that drive for kids such a success. there is erika gonzalez accepting school supplies and donations at the apple federal credit union at the kingstown branch. you can still donate. head to the nbc washington app and search backpacks for kids. thanks to everybody who came by continuing to make donations. we can't do this campaign without your support. >> nice turnout. always use the support. let's turn to lauryn ricketts. we've made it to friday, looking forward to the weekend. >> rolling with that humidity on the -- drop it a little bit like that. >> you all got plans for the weekend? >> yeah. >> okay, good. >> yeah, we do have plans,

get to the weather. >> birthday weekend, i'm going to see my mother. >> happy birthday. a beautiful weekend to enjoy some time outside. because we're not going to have that humidity. we have it out there today. but it will drop during the overnight. we do have some storms. i do believe they could be impacting our area over the last couple of days. it is going to be a gorgeous weekend. then as you head into next week, it's a little unsettled. the frontal system is going to be hanging out over the area. it's going to leave us with storm chances. the humidity will go up and down. that's next week. cooling down for the weekend, though. current temperatures out there right now. 75 in washington. temperatures in the 60s outside the beltway. quantico, marine base at 75 right now. so the comfortable temperatures out there. the humidity makes it feel so bad. i mean, we're in the dead of summer right now. what do we expect. thick humidity through the morning. there is a little bit of fog out there. be careful as you make your way

all sunshine as we head through the noon hour. even by this afternoon, i do believe we're going to be dry. maybe an isolated storm chance out there. n for the most part, we're going to remain dry. it's going to be comfortable and breezy for this weekend. they may have to dodge some storms. but not until late tonight. they're open tomorrow. it is going to be dry and it's going to be wonderful to start the fair activities. shopping, i nova va'a has the tax-free this weekend. it is going to be pretty. hard to believe you want to go to the malls. but you want to get that deal. i understand that. lower humidity on saturday. increasing clouds on sunday. we'll continue to be dry. the r. lower 90s for daytime highs today. hot and humid. an isolated chance for a storm.

here's 4:00. you can see isolated cells right around the area. but, kben, most of us will be dry because we're waiting for the frontal system to make it through the area. it will pump through at 7:00. up in the shenandoah valley, along i-95 at 8:30 or 9:00. a chance for showers and thunderstorms through the early portion of overnight. then that humidity starts to fall. it will be damp tomorrow morning. but it will be very comfortable. that humidity is already down. breezing through the day tomorrow. the winds will switch from the south and they'll start turning north and west. again, that will bring in nicer and drier conditions for your day tomorrow. saturday was absolutely beautiful. so today it is muggy out there. it's a little sticky. as we head through the overnight, it stays on the low side. not only saturday but on sunday as well. i admit it starts to come back on monday as we have things rolling through the area. if you're headed to the peaches, maryland, delaware beaches,

i think they'll be overnight on friday. maybe showers early on saturday morning. sunday looks good. we could have a late storm. i'm talking about probably after 9:00 or 10:00 on sunday. chances it continues on monday throughout the day. humidity drops again on tuesday and wednesday. more storm chances return by the end of the next workweek. all right, jack. how are the roads looking this friday morning. >> the crews are working and they should be finishing up. it's their friday as well. rock yeek parkway. the kennedy center. the crews apparently down at virginia avenue have just finished the overnight traffic reporter called in and said they're done. they're still working at the kennedy center. be aware, they'll be out in the next ten minutes or so. you'll find on 75, up in new market, it is closed between ed mack clan road and baldwin road. rerouting traffic. that's the normal cut through for you. headed up to that stretch near new market. be aware that the road

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december. >> it is 5:27 right now. a disturbing discovery and a safety concern spreading from city to city. the vehicles at risk and the new action to keep officers safe. like it or not, kids head back to school soon. >> it's hard to go back to school when it's so nice out there and feeling like summer. but this weekend feeling more like fall. humidity drop. we'll let you know what you can expect. the mugginess to die down a nd

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severe storms, trees down and debris left to cleanup. timing and location are everything. we track more nasty weather headed our way. >> they can continue their obsession with the russian hoax, or they can serve the interests of the american people. >> ripping russia. the comments of president trump as the investigation takes a new turn and he prepares for his first vacation while in office. stopping the summer slide. why some students are eager to get back to class and how they've been working to keep up their grades. 5:30 right now. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist.

timing makes all the difference especially as you make your weekend plans. >> wtop's jack taylor watching your commute. we'll start with lauryn ricketts with your hot humid forecast. >> good morning. it's a little on the humid side out here, guys. it's definitely going to be a hot one once again today. we made it up to 90 degrees. we had the showers and storms late last night. same deal for tonight, unfortunately. 75 right now in the district. 78 in annapolis. fredericksburg at 71. then north and west of town, temperatures in the 60s. as you make your way out the door, you'll notice some puddles. considering we had storms overnight. a little bit of fog in spots. we'll dry out quickly with all the sunshine we get. isolated chances for rain late this afternoon. better chances through the overnight. the weekend is looking fabulous. we're going to have lower humidity and very few chances of rain. the rain chances return next

we'll talk about that in a little bit. but we've got jack taylor watching the roadways. good morning, jack i. >> good morning laurener lauryn. inner, outer loop, nothing in your way. you should find yourself getting there on time or ahead of time. in frederick county, 75 is indeed closed between ed mcclain road and baldwin road. a tree that's down. maybe utility crews on scene. traffic is being rerouded there. a live look in virginia going northbound. this is it from -- riding north continuing basically from stafford county northbound. here's the prince william parkway. we're in good shape. so far this morning, we've got the friday pace already in place. back to you. jack, thank you. 5:32 now. here are the top stories we're working for you. a 14-year-old girl was killed during yesterday's storms that hit our area. a tree fell on

riding in baltimore county. two other teens were critically hurt. in fairfax county, bar craft was one of the hardest hit. trees brought down power lines on to the roads. it caused traffic and knocked out power to thousands. d.c. police looking for a car that may have been involved in a quadruple shooting in a neighborhood. shots rang out before 8:00 last night. three other victims are expected to be okay. a quick response may have saved a deputy's life in stafford county. the sheriff's office says he accidently overdosed while collecting drug evidence the other night. two people are facing charges in this case. two stretches of the green line will be shut down. branch avenue and suitland stations will be closed and naylor road starting next weekend. derrick rose

will have a live report coming up. he was convicted in june. third, fourth and fifth graders in silver spring. five current and former students reported that john vig that stuchd them inappropriately. a class action lawsuit has been filed against kaiser permanente against a doctor under investigation for sexually assaulting his patients. he worked as an anesthesiologist in kensington and largo from 2010 until he was dismissed in 2014. his license was suspended in 2016. several women say he inappropriately touched them. a criminal investigation is ongoing. this morning, we're learning more about the outpouring of support for d.c. engine 3 after one of their firefighters was critically injured. we brought you this story as breaking news yesterday morning. dane smothers jr. was hit by a fire truck as he was helping to put out a fire on f street

northeast. smothers' two uncles also serve in the d.c. fire department and one was responding to that same fire. >> we're proud of you. >> it makes everyone closer when you experience a traumatic event like that. the rookie firefighter was preparing hose lines and other equipment when he was pinned between two trucks. many people reached out to help engine 3, including capitol police who delivered a pizza to the firehouse. carbon monoxide leaks in suvs are causing concerns around the country. now that has hit our area. news 4 was first to report that montgomery county police are inspecting their fleet of ford explorers. so far none of the suvs in the county has tested positive for carbon monoxide inside the cabinet. but the vast majority do have cracks in the engine and must be repaired. ford says the problem is with modifications made to these vehicles for police use. so if

home, it should not be impacted. checked with other police agencies in the area and they are aware of the issue. no problems to report so far. rushing water and close calls for drivers. the flash floods that devastated communities, the life-saving rescues making a difference. making history. meet the first african-american woman

5:39. a reminder why you should not try to cross flooded roadways. >> first sforesponders make thi warning every time. take a look at this right now. this happened in los angeles county, california. there was a rescue there. you can see the man being rescued from his truck right noex power lines. the rushing water washed out roads, overflowed freeways and trapped cars in a river of mud. parts of l.a. county received an inch and a half of rain in just an hour yesterday. today tens of thousands of people will get to go back to the north carolina outer banks. a massive power outage ruined people's vacations there. two islands lost electricity. they both reopen at noon today. the problem started a week ago when

an underground transmission line. it's inspired multiple lawsuits. big news from west point involving a young fairfax county woman. she will become the first african-american woman to lead the 4400 cadets there. what an accomplishment. her new official title is first captain. the 20-year-old has always been an achiever and leader. at fairfax high school, she was class president, captain of the volleyball team and founder of the black student union. she received -- after graduation next spring, simone will step into her next position as a military intelligence officer. congratulations to her. the grand jury in the russia investigation, how president trump is hitting back as he prepares for another presidential first this weekend. >> reporter: shoppers race for a busy weekend at fair oaks mall and other virginia shopping centers as the state

its tax-free weekend. what you can start saving on coming up. speaking of weekend, lot of things going on on this first weekend in august. we're going to talk about humidity and rain chances. we're going to talk about the temperatures now. mid-70s right now. clear skies and the sun is beginning to come up. we'll talk about the humidity and rain chances coming up on the other side of the break. woef got activity in maryland on 75. it's closed between ed mcclain road and baldwin. you'll find yourself

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right now at 5:44, trees down, power out and more severe storms headed our way. the places hit hard with damage and the timing for the next round. major metro disruption. ahead at 6:00, the work on two lines that could slow your travel plans and how you can get around the

like holiday shopping. how you can save big bucks on back to school and a lot more starting today. it is 15 before the hour now and president trump leaves town today. some of our local leaders on vacation today. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is in florida according to the "washington post." the mayor comes back and leaves again for conferences and meetings in other states. in addition, the d.c. council is in recess until next month. the investigation into possible collusion between the president's campaign and the russians just entered a new phase sgiefrjts the "wall street journal" reports a grand jury could decide whether there's sufficient evidence to move forward with an indictment. tracie potts is live on capitol hill now to explain what the grand jury will be looking at and who they will hear from. tracie, good morning. >> it's important to know this is not the first grand jury connected to this investigation. the other two

individuals. but this one seems to be broader, taking a look at the bigger picture of possible collusion going on during the election. the key about a grand jury is that they can get their hands-on a lot of people and a lot of stuff. they can hear from witnesses but they can also get record -- business records. lots of things that could give them a sense of what connection, if any, there might have been during the campaign. the president's attorney, internal and external, responding, saying that there's no indication that the president is a -- >> the president is dealing with the fallout with phone calls with other world leaders. what is the justice department action being taken? >> it looks like the toerp general will be announcing an investigation getting into the bottom of the leaks. the source of a lot of angst within the administration and especially for president trump. he's been

that. now it looks like they're going to be going after whoever is leaking this information. talking about yesterday those transcripts and the president's phone calls with the mexican president and with the prime minister of australia. we already knew there were phone calls but the details of how those calls wept down, what the president was saying, shedding new light on that. the new chief of staff and the president seem to want to get to the bottom of getting this information out there. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. it's 5:47. parents, you know how expensive it can be to get your kids ready to go back to school and they outgrow the clothes and the shoes. >> do they still use pencils or just the tablets. >> still need pencils. >> you might want to take a trip to the mall if you want to save some cash. justin finch is there with how you can save for this tax-free holiday. >> reporter: aaron, that'

the retail industry is -- i suspect families, the average american family spending about $700 on their children going back to school this season. no doubt, they're looking to save whenever they can. in virginia, this could very well be their chance. penny pinchers probably know about the tax-free weekend when virginia lifts the state sales tax. today, from 11:59 p.m. sunday, these deals are open to all shoppers. you'll find no taxes on clothing and footwear, $100 or less. the exemptions are per item, not the total. we did find some shoppers who don't plan to shop this weekend, but say they may also still find themselves out shopping still. take a listen. >> i don't know. but yeah, i mean, if the wife has someplace to go, i'm sure

>> reporter: and no doubt, not everyone will be out back to school shopping this weekend. that's okay. another bonus is that some hurricane and emergency repair supplies will also be tax-free. i did share a list of that on my facebook and twitter. you'll also find it on our nbc washington app. we're live from the fair oaks mall, justin finch. news 4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. the school year is fast approaching for a lot of people. students often suffer education setbacks. it's called summer slide. >> that's not the case for some prince george's county children who spent much of the summer in the classroom. molette green tells us how the program is preparing them to be ready for the new school year. >> the back to school bell is about to ring for tens of thousands of schoolchildren across the area. teachers and parents worry about the dreaded

tendency for some students to lose some of their achievement gains made during the previous school year. this student is working on a robotics program at charles flowers high school in prince george's county over the summer. >> it's really cool because i needed this because if i don't stay on top of my education over the summer, it would, like, go down and when school comes, i will be all frantic when it comes to learning everything all over again. >> students in prince george's are getting a few extra days of summer break. returning for the first time after labor day. principal gordon brown says a summer s.t.e.m. program is one of the many ways to keep young minds engaged. >> going to be engaged. they're not in mathematics support ensuring that they're able to do well as the school year began. >> it just makes sense for cheyenne who has her eyes firmly set on a competitive career in

molette green, news 4. whether school starts up again in a few days or a few weeks, news 4 has you covered. can you believe how fast the summer goes by? >> we're working for you to make sure you're ready for the new school year. to make sure the sleep schedule is back on track. that's hard to do. tune in for the back to school series. i need help getting ready. i'm not ready. >> i get excitemented because this is vacation season for me. the kids go back to school, everything is wide open. >> it is really the best time. the weather is still nice when you travel in september and october. >> it really is. ocean temperatures are -- yeah. spectacular. you're on to something, aaron. especially in september. early september. right after labor day it seems to be a nice little weekend that maybe get out and travel. if you're traveling around this weekend, really not too bad. you're leaving muggy conditions in the d.c. area. pretty much all up and down the

east coast, we have a calm weekend ahead. we'll have a few showers out there for later on tonight. then again, more later on next week. current temperatures, 75 right now in the district. the humidity really feels muggy out there. thick humidity as we continue pretty much through the day. we're going to have a good deal of sunshine. maybe a chance of an isolated storm before 8:00 p.m. but i do believe most rain will come after 8:00 p.m. tonight. radar not showing anything right now. you are waking up to a little bit of puddle action out there and definitely some dampness out there as well. also some fog. here's our next system. a frontal system. that's going to sweep through late tonight. that's going to bring that chance for rain showers. again, after 8:00. low 90s for highs today. maybe keep an eye on the sky. in case we have an alert before 8:00. you may be at the pool. again, maybe an isolated storm in the afternoon. again, most of in coming after 8:00 tonight. u

storms out there at 4:00. here's the frontal system. that again, will bring some storms to our region. but clearing out right in time for the weekend. it will be breezy on your saturday. looking excellent on your sunday before more rain chances return on monday. all right, jack. how are the roads looking out there? good morning. >> good morning to you. we'll get a live look out of germantown. 270 out of germantown, no delays this morning. that's fantastic. you see the headlights. headed in the southbound direction. good news in frederick county. college road, 75. came up between ed mcclain, all lanes open. the beltway has been quiet. nothing to worry about. everything is still pretty green. chopper 4 has been traveling around headed south on the beltway, volume getting heavier, but still without issue or delay as of yet. crowded as you head southbound. the headlights are headed south

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right now on "news4 today," the storm team 4 forecast ahead. after a night of severe storms for thousands -- i can't help you any more being a a democratic governor. >> plus, switching sides during a presidential rally. why a governor is ditching

republican. it's not a safetrack surge but it could feel like it. the metro closure that could force you to change your weekend plans. 6:00 on the dot. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. it's friday. >> little excited. >> i'm very excited. >> i'm eun yang. depending where you live, it may look a lot like this outside of your front door. severe storms drenched parts of our area last night. >> for others, it was completely dry. that's how it will stay for most of you. tonight could be a different story. meteorologist lauryn ricketts is outside with the forecast. then we'll check in with wtop's jack taylor for a look at the roads. we said it might be a frizzy hair day but yours looks terrific. >> that's because i have a ton of hairspray. i brush it back down and put more stuff in it every time i come back in. it will be ies