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

especially into the weekend. live city camera. beautiful morning, but it is a little on the hazy side. temperatures in the mid-70s right now. 78 in annapolis on the water. elsewhere, north and west of town in the 60s. it's certainly humid and that's the way it's going to be today. as aaron was saying, storms later on tonight. we could have an isolated one before 8:00. late tonight through the overnight, i'll let you know how strong they're going to get. with the humidity finally moving out, that's coming up in a minute. right now we turn to jack taylor to talk about traffic. good morning, jack. lauryn good morning. riders going northbound on route 1. the fairfax county, a broken down vehicle. it had been blocking the right lane. the outer loop of the beltway, in georgetown pike, we have some sort of activity reporting to be in the express lane entrance. it's going to be in the -- potential for big delays. crews should be wrapp

down at the kennedy center, they hang until 6:00, 6:15. hopefully by the time you get there, they will be gone. back to you. jack, thank you. 6:02 is your time right now. we're following a developing story in baltimore county where two teenagers are in critical condition after a tree fell on top of their car in lutherville. a 14-year-old girl was instantly killed. it happened during the powerful storms last night. take a look at the car in the video. you can see it was crushed by the tree. it 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 a lot of us heard and felt that storm move through the area. the lake bar craft area in fairfax county was one of the hardest hit last night. first responders forced to move quickly, move smaller downed trees out ofir

calls. >> part of columbia pike was shut down after a tree pulled a power line down near the bancroft plaza shopping center. customers were in dominion were without power. most in fairfax county. >> d.c. police are searching for a gunman who carried out a quadruple shooting. gunfire broeng out before 8:00 p.m. on 18th street northeast. it's near a gas station near lawrence and monroe. they believe the shooter was in a dark-colored malibu or impala. sne we're working with you regarding metro. >> it will shut down starting this weekend for an improvement project. derrick ward is live with how it might affect folks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning again. we're at the branch avenue station which ones it closes today won't open until august 20th.

this will tell what you it will look like. it will make it effectively the naylor road station. that's going to be in place, all of these changes, until august 20th. what's happening is metro is going to be replacing some cross ties, some crossovers, which is an important piece of rail structure. it was a derailment at the east falls church station. it was a crossover issue. they're going to be doing rehabilitation to the station also. some other changes will be in place as well. two weekends in august, the naylor road station will be closed. that will be the weekend of the 12th and 13th and the 19th and the 20th. how do riders feel about this? the ones we talked to today, reaction is mixed. >> for most people that do take the train, it's going to be very detrimental to them. >> i'm going to have to drive to work. going to be a mess. i don't know how i'm going to st

>> reporter: so what people are -- metro asking you to do is take the anacostia or southern avenue stations. use those instead until all of the safety and rehab work is over. live at branch avenue, prince george's county, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> derrick, thanks. now, we should mention the red line here. the crews are going to be working to stop leaks in the tunnels. that means no trains through bethesda. the medical center and bethesda stations will be closed. buses will connect riders to friendship heights to grosvenor-strathmore. due to the work, the last train out of shady grove will leave earlier than usual. i can't help you any more being a democratic governor. i will be changing my registration to republican. >> that is just one of the moments people will be talking about this morning from the president's west virginia rally. governor jim

changing parties and becoming a republican. the president also spoke to the fired up crowd last night calling the russia investigation fake news. >> 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. >> the president said special counsel robert mueller should spend his time beinger looking for the missing hillary clinton e-mails. >> the president's remarks come as the "wall street journal" reports that the russia investigation is getting more serious. >> special counsel robert mueller is using a grand jury in d.c. as part of an investigation into potential collusion between the trump campaign and russia. legal experts called grand jury the next logical step in any investigation. this

prepares to head out of town. he'll have a busy day of meetings at the white house before starting his 17-day summer vacation. he plans to spend it at his new jersey resort. new this morning, new video of a house fire in the district. i'm erika gonzalez. d.c. firefighters were working late into the night. this house fire on the 5700 block of sixth street in northwest started about 1:00 in the morning. the way d.c. fire and ems tweeted us out made it sound like the fire was confined to the basement, sounds like everything is under control and extinguished now. two people inside, we're told, are safe. back over to you guys. >> erika, thank you. it was a story we brought you as breaking news yesterday morning. a rookie firefighter critically injured after being hit by a ladder struck at the fire scene. dane smothers jr. is still in the hospital. we're also learning that many people including capitol police officers have been stopping by engine sti

they've been delivering food and sending their best twoishs his colleagues and to the firefighter. a terrible accident at the university of maryland has left one construction worker dead. this happened at route one and campus drive. police and occupation safety officials are now investigating after a worker fell down an elevator shaft. it happened yesterday at a building under construction on campus. investigators believe this was just an accident. police have identified the man. they're asking you to keep his family in your thoughts. in northern virginia, an incredible story on how dangerous police work can be. a deputy is recovering after being accidentally exposed to a dangerous opioid. the deputy was investigating a case involving these two peoplep chambers and stout. they were found with illegal drugs at the goddard school parking lot yesterday morning. they say

n fentanyl and just touching it can result in an overdose. he was given narcan to reverse the effects. the deputy is expected to be okay. and when the new school year starts next month in montgomery county, all public schools, even elementary schools, will stock naloxone. the reason behind this move coming up in about ten minutes. back to school is almost here, if you can believe it. are your kids suffering from the summer slide. tips to make sure your kids keep lerpg before heading back to class. >> a youtube warning before -- the dead lay dare inspired by a popular video. temperatures in the low to mid-70s right now. we'll warm up into the 80s well before lunchtime. it's goingo

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we've got more visibility out there. in some areas, i noticed when i rolled into d.c. early this morning, we had areas of fog within the beltwayment be careful as you make your way out to work this morning. possibly on your way home. you may need that umbrella. we'll talk about rain chances once again for your friday afternoon in a couple of minutes. hey, lalauryn, trouble spotn virginia on the beltway. past georgetown pike continuing to the toll road. chopper 4 on the scene. we've got a sizable crash. authorities are there. two right lanes get by. squeezing by on the left side. outer loop of the beltway,

the crash along the west side of the roadway. fairfax county roadway towards sunset hills, on the rails this morning, silver line expecting delays from an earlier train malfunction at mcclain. back to you. >> jack, thank you. it's 6:14 now. firefighters say they have this massive fire under control right now and no one was hurt. this is in dubai. the high-rise called the torch tower, it burned in 2015. you can see this fire caused a lot of damage, debris raining down on the street. it's not clear how the fire started. thanks to d.c. police, an elderly couple is recovering together this morning. >> clarence and geneva wade have been married for 60 years. yesterday their home on buchanan street northeast caught fire while they were both inside. geneva was upstairs and made it out of a window. d.c. police ran into that burning building and pulled her husband out. >> for them to go in and risk

the call of duty. >> that neighbor says that -- the couple has only scrapes and bruises and a few minor burns. glad to know they're okay and recovering together. montgomery county schools are taking action when it comes to drug overdoses. for the first time this school year, every montgomery county public school, including elementary schools, will be stocked with naloxone. it's a life-saving treatment to reverse overdoses. the county spent the year training -- they think it's good but alarming. >> i think it's a great idea. i think it's scary that this is going on in the county. it's a good first step. >> never had a case of reported overdose on our school property. 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,

drug crisis. >> 15 months of said sentence shall be deemed a committed sentence. a massachusetts woman remains free. the judge granting michelle carter's defense motion to stay the sentence pending appeals. carter was sentenced in her boyfriend's suicide. prosecutors asked for a sentence up to 12 years in prison. the death of conrad roy the iii. >> she encouraged him to take his own life prosecutors say. an 8-year-old died months after drinking boiling water on a dare. this is her. her mouth and throat were severely burned fwhak march when her cousin dared her to drink hot water through a straw after watching a youtube video. she complained she couldn't breathe and later died. doctors believe it was from complications from the burns. we are learning more

in that terrible drowning in anne arundel county. police say it was a grandfather who died along with his 4-year-old granddaughter. the 51-year-old man could not swim but he jumped in the water to save the little girl struggling in the deep end. this happened at a backyard pool. the victim's names have not been released. you're heading to the maryland or delaware beaches this weekend, expect it to take a little longer. in addition to beach bound traffic, closing an eastbound lane of u.s. 50 on the salisbury bypass. officials urge drivers to drive through salisbury to avoid the construction backups. the pavement repairs are not expected to wrap up until the fall. all right. check out this video. rubber duck is, thousands of them, being dumped into the chicago river. look at them. they're not being trashed. it is the annual rubber

special olympics. each of the 60,000 ducks cost $5. which ever ended up down river finish line first then wins the owner a new car. how about that? no word on how long it took to fish out the ducks from the river afterwards. >> there's that. >> they do take out all the ducks. such a fun sight that. will cheer you up for a friday, right? >> i'm sure they're numbered. >> when you truck it down the rivero owe. >> there's probably an app for that. >>. [ inaudible ] >> we've got the weekend upon us. >> thank goodness it's friday. >> lower humidity. we're looking good. of course, we have to dodge a few storms. looking good out there this morning as well. i don't know what's on the right side

it wasn't there a second ago. now coming up beautiful. hot and humid out there. storms later on today. i would say possibly, maybe a storm before 8:00. most of this isn't coming until after 8:00. we have a frontal system crossing through the area. then we have a gorgeous weekend. we'll have rain chances here and there next week as a frontal system stalls throughout the area. that will be something we're watching. we'll be watching the temperatures slowly going up. in the district, you step outside the beltway. temperatures in the 60s right now. it feels nice out there. except we have the humidity factor which makes it feel so muggy. hits you like a ton of bricks. so thick out there, it's really sticky. no rain right now. although it may be a little damp. we had storms during the overnight. this is the next weather maker right here. it's a frontal system. you can see the cloud cover right there. that's going to continue to move to the east and roll through the

not to say that we couldn't have an isolated one before that. temperatures low 90s for highs today. you can see a few isolated showers trying to pop up here and there before 5:00, 6:00. but here comes that frontal system that's going to continue to sweep through bringing heavy rain at times. late this evening, if you're out and about, bring that umbrella with you. it is going to be damp early tomorrow morningment then that humidity drops and it's going to be so comfortable tomorrow. it will be a little breezy for your citi open. wonderful shopping. a gorgeous weekend. sticking out there today, the humidity falling during the weekend and the humidity moves back in. beaches look good as well. we'll have an isolated shower early saturday morning but mostly late on friday night. heading into next week, unsettled. humidity up and down. storm chances monday and again late next week. jack, how are we looking on the roadways this early friday morning? >> you remem w

fine, that went sideways on us. outer loop after georgetown pike as you approach the toll road, et left shoulder getting by. two right lanes getting by. be aware your delay. creeping back toward maryland off the bridge. near central avenue, it had been on the -- it was moved to the left shoulder. be aware on the silver line. residual lanes to largo town center. back to you. thank you, jack. she was just 12 ounces. 12 ounces when she was born. now this miracle baby from maryland just hit a major milestone. we'll share the uplifting update still ahead. >> avoiding summer slide. the kids aren't in school. but you can make sure they're learning. the easy ways

i know the kids don't woont to hear it. some kids either. it will be time to head back to school before you know it. it's important to make sure kids don't suffer from the summer slide. >> it usually takes weeks or months to get students to refocus on schoolwork. molette green has advice to make sure they're ready for school. >> inside charles flowers high school in prince george's county, a summer robotics class keeps the learning process fresh. >> it's really cool because i need this over the summer. if i don't stay on top of my education over the summer, it will,

when school comes, i will be frantic in terms of learning everything all over again. >> when you don't have a summer bridge program, learning can still happen outside the program. >> going to museums, learning experiences over the summer. >> that advice from flowers principal gorman brown who is about to welcome 2100 children back to campus. in the final days of summer break, he wants schoolchildren to read and check out some online math lessons to jump-start a back to school, back to class mind-set. in prince george's county, molette green, news 4. so whether school starts again for you in a few days or a few weeks, news 4 has you covered. we're working for you to make sure you're ready for school this new year. from the best supplies to making sure the kids' sleep schedule is back on track. tune in monday morning for our back to school series. shopping for school supplies

which items qualify and how long you have to save. plus, an alleged sex predator arrested his disturbing plan of abuse exposed on an airplane. why the woman in the seat next to him is being called a hero.

good morning. beautiful sunrise there as we approach 6:30. a live look across the district as you wake up this friday morning. >> it's nice outside. the weather is not too bad. we do have problems on the roads right now. we have breaking news on the beltway. brad freight is is up in chopper 4. >> we do have a big issue on the outer loop approaching 267, the toll road. they are just now getting these vehicles over to the shoulder. it was a three-vehicle crash at the ep trans to the express lanes. it looks like they'll be able to open all lanes. but let me tell you, the damage is

it's going to be a rough ride if you're trying to get to montgomery dew point fairfax. reporting live from chopper 4. skbr jack taylor, what else is going on. >> we heard about the crash in virginia but it's back slow to here. there's your delay. getting ready to ease the slowdown central avenue. we had an earlier crash on the left shoulder. if anything is left, it's going to be out of the roadway. at this point, at least the lanes are open. rail riders expect residual delays from a train malfunction outside mcclain. 395 northbound near kipgs street, the crash moved to the shoulder. delays -- thankfully the lanes are open. back to you, lauryn, weatherwise. >> hello, jack. rain out there. we're seeing nice conditions. very humid conditions this morning. even a little bit of fog in

areas. radar not showing anything now. a different story from late last night. our next weather system is just getting ready to enter ohio right now. the clouds going up through the great lakes. they swing back down through the western portion of kentucky and back toward missouri. that's a system going to be headed our way. temperatures in the 70s and 60s right now. that frontal system will bring rain showers to our area. so we'll time those out for you and let you know what to expect this weekend. that's coming up in a little bit when i join you inside. guys? >> thank you, lauryn. 6:31 now. here are the top stories we're working for you this morning. a 14-year-old girl was killed during yesterday's storms that hit our area. a tree fell on the car she was inside in baltimore county. two other teens were critically hurt. in fairfax county, the lake bar croft area was one of the hardest hit. look at this video. trees brought power lines into the roads. it caused traffic and knocked out power to thousands. a str

improvement project. the branch avenue and suitland stations will be closed for -- derrick ward will have a live report at 6:45 and we'll tell you how the red line will be affected this weekend. a show of support for a d.c. rookie firefighter who was critically hurt at a fire scene. dane smothers jr. is still in the hospital recovering from injuries. coming up, we'll hear from his colleagues. carbon monoxide leaks in police suvs causing concerns around the country. now that concern has hit our area. news 4 was first to report that montgomery county police are inspecting their entire fleet of ford explorers. so far none of the county suvs has tested positive for carbon monoxide inside the cabin. but the vast majority have cracks inside the engine and must be repaired. ford said it's with modifications to the vehicles with police use. if you have an explorer at home it should not be i mpacteimpact.

agencies and they are aware of the issues. but so far no problems. a lawsuit has been filed against kaiser permanente against a doctor for sexually assaulting his patients. dr. brian williams worked as an anesthesiologist at locations in kensington and largo from 2010 until he was dismissed in 2014. his license was suspended in 2016 after an investigation by the maryland board of physicians. several women came forward saying he inappropriately touched them. a criminal investigation is still ongoing. 6:33 now. today a man who was trusted to teach elementary school students will be sentenced for sexually abusing children. he was convicted in june. vigna taught third, fourth and fifth graders in silver spring. former students reported that he touched them inappropriately. the i-team is working for you with a year-long investigation into teacher

special about how some teachers slipped through the cracks and what parents can do to make sure their children are safe. tune in your dvr for august 13th at 11:00 a.m. >> this is the weekend to go shopping if you want to save some money on all those back to school items you need for your kids. you can shop tax-free in virginia. >> justin finch it live in fairfax with a look at how you can save on clothes or ee tensions for the house. hey, justin. >> reporter: aaron, that's right. ask a lot of parents and they will tell you that back to school shopping will get expensive. averaging hundreds of dollars. this weekend in virginia, a break. the state sales tax is off. these back to school deals are on. families listen up. you have until now until sunday night to get spending. you will find clothing and footwear $100 and less will be tax-free. your school supplies, $20

these exemptions will apply per item that you purchase. but there are not only back to school deals to be had here. the tax-free status will also apply to hurricane and disaster prep items, including your portable generators, $1,000 unless your gas powered chainsaws, $350 and less as well as chainsaws supplies that are $60 and less. we can also tell you there are several more emergency prep items that are on that list. i did share a list of that in a link on twitter. you can find that on the nbc washington app. he had not planned to come out here and shop this weekend. after hearing those hurricane and disaster prep items, he says he and the wife might come out and look around a bit. at the fair oaks mall -- i'm justin finch. >> a big thank you to all of you who came out to support our backpack for

dozens of you joiner ka gonzalez and other members of the news 4 family at the apple credit union. >> they were collecting school supplies to help thousands of kids in the area. you can still donate. head to the -- the news 4 i-team special does not air at 11:00 a.m. on august 30 it's 11:30. are there any russians here tonight? president trump on the road and ripping apart the russia investigation and how he's hitting back after a new twist in the search for answers. plus an alleged child predator caught thanks to a nosey neighbor. how a fellow plane passenger put police on alert. the outer loop of the beltway at georgetown pike. this is from cpperho

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of attempting child sex abuse. police say they caught him because a woman would not ignore what she saw-ois phone. >> the woman was next to the man on a flight. he was texting something about molesting children. >> police arrested the man when the plane touched down. >> would have been just horrific. her actions, her being a hero in my eyes, she is our hero. >> police tracked down and arrested the woman on the other end of that text message. they say she was taking care of two children who were 5 and 7 years old. those children are now in protective custody. trouble on the beltway in virginia on the outer loop just as you approach the dulles toll road. unfortunately, our delays crept

off of the 270 spur. here's the live look as you cross the legion bridge headed toward the crash in mcclain. we have gigantic delays to deal with but at least the lanes are open. plan for a foggy ride. fog, lauren ricketts, fog, why do we have fog? >> that's beautiful out there. we've got isolated areas of fog here and there. but we also have a beautiful sunrise. that sun is coming up. 12 minutes -- it changes every time obviously. we're looking at a gorgeous morning out there right now. of course, as i said, we do have a little bit of fog mainly out to the shenandoah valley. 75 right now. we'll take it down a degree at 7:00. move it right on up into the 80s well before noon. rain chances later on today. we'll time it out for you. humidity drops coming up. lauryn

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right now on "news4 today," switching sides. >> so tomorrow i will be changing my registration to republican. ziefrmg a presidential rally leading to a party change. why this governor is ditching the democrat months into his term. >> starting tomorrow, the green line getting shorter and will stay this way. >> we'll try to be there for each other and support in the best way we can. >> a show of support after an accident on duty. new details about the rookie firefighter hit by a truck at an emergency scene. a mile stoep for a miracle baby born four months early at just a fraction of a pound. the uplifting update to start your friday.

we're following a developing story in baltimore county where two teenagers are in critical condition after a tree fell on top of their car in lutherville. a 14-year-old girl was instantly killed. this happened during the powerful storms last night. take a look at the car in the video. you can see it was crushed by the tree. it fell on to the back seat where the teens were riding. the mother of the 14-year-old was driving and is expected to survive. at some point or another most of us heard and felt that storm moving through the area. the lake bar croft area in fairfax county was one of the hardest hit. first responders were forced to move smaller downed trees out of the way to get to calls. >> a power line was pulled down near the bancroft plaza shopping center. right now 1500 dominion energy customers in northern virginia without power, m

it's a popular place to take a vacation. today two islands in north carolina's outer banks are finally accepting tourists again. it's been more than a week since they lost electricity and forced tens of thousands of people to leave. construction crews damaged an underground transmission line. they say they fixed it and restored power. the islands will both reopen by noon. i can't help you any more being a democrat governor. i will be changing my registration to republican. >> this is just one of the moments people will be talking about this morning from the president's west virginia rally. governor jim justice saying he is changing parties and becoming a republican. >> the president also spoke to a fired-up crowd last night. news 4's erika gonzalez in the newsroom with more on what he had to say. >> hi aaron and eun. >> the same day the "wall street journal" reporte

serious. special counsel robert mueller is using a grand jury in d.c. as part of an investigation of potential collusion. the president says it's all fake news. >> 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. >> the president said special counsel, robert mueller, should spend his time looking for the missing hillary clinton e-mails. this comes as president trump prepares to head out of town much he's going to have a busy day of meetings at the white house before starting his 17-day summer vacation. he plans to spend it at his new jersey resort. it's 6:38. we're working with you with a big heads up regarding metro. >> they will shut down a stretch of the green line starting this weekend for an ive

project. news 4's derrick ward is here with how it could affect you. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, again. think of this as the green line ending at naylor road as of tomorrowment we're at the branch avenue station. it won't open again when it closes tomorrow for quite a while. actually a third as well. besides branch avenue and suitland being closed from now or tomorrow until august 20th, on two weekends this month, the southern -- i'm sorry the naylor road station will be closed as well. it will be closed on the 12th, the 13th and the 19th and the 20th. this is so metro can do work on crossovers. this is a piece of rail that allows trains to switch tracks. one of those wept bad back in 2016. you had a major derailment as the east falls church station. it's all about safety. still, riders we talked to, not too happy. >> i

do take the train, it's going to be very detrimental to them. >> i'm going to have to drive to work. it's going to be a mess. i don't know i'm going to stay with it. >> reporter: now starting tomorrow what metro is advising people who use the stations. you take the anacostia and southern avenue stations. use those instead. live in prince george's county. news 4, back to you. not to forgts the red line here. crews will be working to stop leaks in the tunnels. this means no trains through bethesda. the medical center and bethesda stations will be closed. buses will p go from friendship heights to grosvenor-strathmore. how dangerous police work can be. a deputy is recovering after h

dangerous opioid. deputy wofford was investigating a case involving these two people. here. they were found with illegal drugs inside a van at the goddard school parking lot on high point boulevard yesterday morning. the deputy handled fentanyl when he was collecting evidence inside the van and became ill. just touching the drug can result in an overdose. hospital staff in stafford gave him narcan to reverse the effects. deputy wofford is expected to be okay. >> we're learning about the outpouring of support for d.c. engine 3 after one of its firefighters was critically injured. we brought you this story as breaking news yesterday morning. dane smothers jr. was hit late wednesday night by a ladder truck arriving at the skecene oa row house fire. he has two uncles who are d.c. firefighters and one was responding to that same fire. his colleagues say serving with his relatives was

>> he was ready to make sure that his family was proud of him. 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. among those reaching out to help, capitol police who delivered pizza to the firehouse. the maryland baby who was just 12 ounces when she was born has finally been cleared to go home. here she is. arian a sophia, has been in the neonatal intensive care unit at anne arundel medical center for four months. her mother gave birth when she was 24 weeks pregnant. ariana weighed less than three sticks of butter when she was born. >> she's a cutie. ariana is actually the smallest preemie ever to be born at the medical center. the fight is not over yet. the

she's 18 months old to see if she has physical or mental challenges. she'll have to return on a regular basis for checkups. >> just to be alive, what a mirac miracle. it's 6:53. we're going to check in with jack taylor. >> he's been tracking news on the outer loop of the beltway. >> the good news is the lanes are open on the outer loop. the crash was before the dulles toll road. it stretched way into maryland. chopper 4 found our crash. state police pulled up. i think they're the sixth vehicle. fire and rescue on the way. we've got the delay that continues toward virginia. plan ahead from the spur headed toward the toll road. you see the discoloration on the map. that's your delay. rail riders on the metro this morning. don't forget, we've got issues on the silver line. you can expect residual delays from the earlier train malfunction in mcclain. that's the latest o

lauryn ricketts. do you have a better forecast? >> the weekend is going to be awesome, jack. go ahead and make some plans if you're traveling this weekend maybe headed to the beach. if you're traveling out there this morning, maybe headed off to work, the humidity hitting you like a ton of bricks as soon as you head outside. it's beautiful as temperatures warm into the 80s before the lunch-hour. we could have a few isolated storms this afternoon. most rain comes after 7:30 or 8:00 tonight. temperatures right now, mid-70s. 60s outside the beltway. it is sticky out there today. but guess what, we've got a frontal system that's going to sweep the humidity away for us for the weekend. humidity rolls back in on monday but the weekend looks spectacular. 92 for today. hot and humid. storms likely after 8:00 p.m. cannot rule out an isolated storm before that. this is the frontal system that's going to make its way to our area. it's going to travel to the east during the overnight. th

actually going to be overnight. looking at 11:30, here's 2:00. a few isolated thunderstorms pop up. here comes the frontal system after 7:30, 8:00 tonight. continues to roll through the area through the late evening. it will be gone by daybreak and then we return to sunshine for tomorrow. it is going to be breezy and comfortable with low humidity. so the city open, looking good. howard county fair getting off this weekend and shopping. regina has that tax-free weekend, back to school looking good. saturday morning at the beach, otherwise, wonderful conditions before we return to rain chances on monday. looking fabulous if we head through the next workweek. thank you, lauryn. will and grace fans, there will be a second season for the revival of the hit nbc show. the announcement was just made yesterday in beverly hills. also the network says the reboot will include 16 episodes. that's season one instead of 12. will and grace returns here to nbc4 september

then it will air thursday nights. right now we expect that all the cast members we would typically see would stay on for the second season. hope to see recurring cast members. beverly leslie. >> it's renewed before the first episode has aired. >> 6:56 right now. four things to know this morning. a 14-year-old girl was killed during yesterday's storms that hit our area. a tree fell on the car she was in, in baltimore county. two others were hurt. check the nbc washington app for more. the russia investigation is getting more serious. special counsel robert mueller is using a grand jury in d.c. into potential collusion between the trump campaign and russia. the "wall street journal" reported this first. more on the story on the "today" show. metro will shut down the branch avenue and suitland stations tomorrow. they'll be closed for two weeks for an improvement project. crews will also be working to

line in bethesda. follow derrick ward on twitter for more. heading to virginia, just in time for back to school, the commonwealth will hold a tax-free holiday weekend. you can save on clothes, shoes, school supplies and weather preparedness items. that's always good. follow justin finch on twitter for details. that's our news for now. sdpliefrmg . the "today" show is next. enjoy your friday and your weekend. make it a great friday everybody.

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