. . . p hope your morning is off to a great start. i'm chris lawrence. let's get to meteorologist, chuck bell, with what everyone wants to know. how is that weekend weather shaping up? >> it is not going to be a total loss. not much rain out there to get your friday morning started. rain chances will continue to increases. a couple of lonesome showers. cloudy, rather humid start. upper 60s to 70 degrees. a prett

afternoon and evening. keep in mind, increasing chance, a 60% chance you are going to get rained on for your friday evening. the baseball game also may have a chance for a shower. today's high, low 80s. police officers are praying their boss makes a full recovery. chopper 4 was over the scene just after the motorcycle crash that injured chief devon martin. it happened on martin luther king highway. we are working to learn the ex pent of chief martin's injuries. members of the community rushed to help him and that may have saved his life. >> reporter: saint pleasant's police chief, devon martin, is recovering after a motorcycle crash. or original reports were that he was

now we understand his injuries are not life threatening. he was on his department-issued motorcycle on martin luther king highway in seat pleasant. prince george's county police chief talked to us about what happened saying how much that quick action by members of our community meant to him. >> that means the world to me as a police chief knowing that a fellow police chief is injured. at this moment in america, to see our community rush to help an officer who is down. >> reporter: in prince george's county, kristin wright, "news4 today." if you have the nbc washington app, you received a breaking news alert. make sure to download it to get breaking alerts

that matter to you. new overnight, a second man is facing charges for a police officer's death. officer gary michael was killed in missouri. police arrested william noble. they say he tried to get rid of a rifle that he knew was used in the shooting. president trump isn't exactly lying low during his working vacation in new jersey. he had something to say about several different topics yesterday. >> i'm saying officially right now it is an emergency, a national emergency. >> i am very disappointed in mitch but if he gets these bills passed, i'll be very happy with him. >> what they have been doing and what they have been getting away with is a tragedy and it can't be allowed. >> we have heard him talking about the opioid epidemic, senate majority

mcconnell and north korea, which could possibly be the target of a preemptive strike. a report from reuters says the u.s. will not launch any preemptive strike without speaking to their allies in south korea first. countries around the world are waiting to see if north korea will follow through with the detailed plan to fire missiles on guam. earlier this week, president trump promised fire and furry if the north acts. now, he says, he didn't go far enough. >> north korea better get their act together or they are going to be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. >> there are nearly 7,000 troops on the island of guam representing the air force, navy and coast guard. coming up, tracie potts will join us to talk more about the president's disagreements with mitch mcconnell. the district cannot be sued over that deay

on metro two years ago. acourting to wtlb, a federal judge ruled yesterday that d.c. firefighters were not mandated to take any specific actions. she says the district is protected by sovereign immunity. riders in the family of the woman who died on a smoke-filled yellow train sued the d.c. government because they claimed first responders did not evacuate the train quickly enough. metro has also been sued in the case against the transit system will continue. the redskins may need a little more tuning up. the offense couldn't get anything going. they scored a single field goal and nothing else. >> it is a wakeup call. i think it showed us as much as we may haveee

training camp and feeling good about what we were doing, it is a realization we have a long ways to go. that could be a good thing, the best thing we need. >> the skins still have another month before the regular season. the next pre-season game is at home against the packers one week from tomorrow and you can watch that right here on nbc 4. well, you won't need an umbrella walking out the door this morning. by the time we wrap up the day, chuck, we could be seeing some showers. >> we certainly could. the umbrella will become an important part of your wardrobe later into your friday plans you go toward the day. rain looking quite likely for friday night and saturday morning. there is some good news. i'll share with you that coming up in a few minutes. temperatures capping in the low 80s with all the cloud and showers

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they released this video to entice you and the family to show up august 26th at kenmore middle school. the event is free for the whole family. >>. >> police officers, synchronized swimming, it is worth the price of admission. we are more water coming our way. a little bit more optimistic. if you have stuff to do outside, sunday is going to be the better day for your outdoor plans. we don't have all that much rain close to us. i'll show you future weather in a few minutes and help you plan when and where those showers will wreck your outdoor plans. >> we are getting some bizarre new details out of cuba where officials are trying to figure out if some kind of ultrasonic attack happened to a group of

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officer hart wynne was shot yesterday. the suspect shot him twice in the chest and once in the arm. it led to an hours long standoff. police negotiators tried to reason with the man but he killed himself as officers entered his home. a group of american diplomats have suffered severe hearing loss and u.s. agencies are trying to find out if they have become the victims of a hid den attack. some say it could have been ultrasonic sound waves or possibly poisoning. this video will be all over your timeline today. a car fell off a parking deck in texas, barely missing an suv. you can see that bmw came crashing to the ground. people quickly came

the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake and went flying through the parking garage barriers. as you head out the door this morning, got to be pretty clear outside. that will be changing if you have nighttime plans. >> your friday night is probably going to be dinner and a movie but not much on the sidewalk cafe. more of an inside the restaurant kind of evening or staying at home doing a little pizza out of the oven and rent a movie. chances are you are not going to be too wet early this morning. skies are partly to mostly cloudy. sort of the orangey color there. that's the light of the street lights bouncing off the bottom of the clouds here. mostly cloudy start. rain, not too much here early this morning. a couple of thunderstorms down nee near raleigh, north

future weather, no more than a spot of drizzle between now and lunchtime. clouds thicken to the point of rain likely after 2:00 or 3:00. rain showers developing out across northern virginia. 7:30, 8:00, rain with thunderstorms primarily across northern maryland. this computer model updates each and every hour. last hour, it had that rain chance centered more on the d.c. metro area. the takeaway from that is rain chances will increase with time into your friday. we're in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees now. rainfall, we were about half an inch above average for the month. maybe a little sunshine here in the first part of the day. you will think of today as a mostly cloudy affair. rain chances increasing later on today. rain chances will continue on into your saturday. most of tomorrow's rain is going to be before

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back to school shopping tips on the nbcwashington.com app. check out her tips. search "ready for school." let's get another look at how friday morning is shaping up outside. chuck? >> dry weather for now. rain chances for later on. your weekend, we've increased our chance for rain on your saturday. we have decreased the chance for rain on your sunday. so there is a little bit of good news for just about everybody. starting off on a friday morning. upper 60s to around 70 around town. low 70s in annapolis and by the beach in maryland. a man from northern virginia was arrested for sex crimes. why is he still being allowed to run a daycare? the answer that may surprise a lot of parents. ahead at 4:30, the latest on a

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this morning, you may want to talk to your kid about the apps they have on their cell phones. police are warning parents about a new one called yellow, which connects to snap chat. some are calling it tinder for teenagers. it allows users to include photos and add their connection. police are worried it could encourage teenagers to meet with strangers in person. this next story may shock you. it had a lot of us asking questions. a daycare at this home in chantilly is still open even though the provider was arrested on six

>> reporter: no sign of children at this home, because the operator is charged with sex crimes, accused of improperly touching two girls. in spite of that, these state records show his daycare license is still active. child care here is permitted. >> i was surprised. >> reporter: that was the reaction of one long-time northern virginia home daycare provider. cc holman is a leader and a stickler for the rules. she recognizes accusations don't equal guilt. first and foremost, the kid must be protected. >> if there is enough evidence to have him arrested, him/her, then there should be the licensing inspector should be able to say, hey, this isn't happening. we should pull the license. >> reporter: under current department of social services rules, it is not that simple. daycare inspectors must complete their ow i

investigations before deciding whether a license should be revoked. >> we need to make a distinction between an allegation versus a finding that we believe they have, in fact. >> reporter: the daycare provider holman thinks that the rules should be changed and to alert parents, state licensing records should show an investigation is underway. >> that was julie carey reporting. maryland, d.c. and virginia, have easy ways to check if your daycare is licensed. head to the nbc washington app and search daycare. we continue "news4 today" with aaron and erika. thank you, chris. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. an area police chief recovering after wiping out

war of word, why president trump said his previous comments on north korea were not tough enough. practice makes perfect, right? what the red skiskins are sayin after the big loss to the ravens last night. we will tackle the day's top stories in just a second. first, a look at your early weather and traffic. jack taylor has a look at the roads while melissa is on for vacation. everybody seems to be off. it seems like i shouldn't have to come to work on a friday. we have a mostly cloudy sky overhead. clouds will lead to raindrops. it is not a wet start but likely to be a wet finish. a rainy start to your saturday as

most of tomorrow's rain is in the first half of the day. those rain chances may linger well into your saturday afternoon. better news for your sunday. it looks like a little improvement on sunday. we have lowered our rain chance down to no more than an isolated shower on sunday before more rain chances come back in on your monday. we will talk temperatures coming up in a few more minutes and more details on the beach forecast as well. that's just ahead. for now, let's go to jack taylor, who is also stuck working on a friday. >> while we are here, let's make the most of it. maryland, 50, going westbound through buoy. our waving project continues. we have two lanes getting by headed out past 197. stay to the left to get by. crews continue to work on the rock creek parkway in northwest down at the kennedy center. traffic alternates by one direction at the same time. we have accident investigation moving from frederick

hagers town. it continues to block the left lane. seat pleasant police chief, devon martin, is in stable condition after a crash. chopper 4 over the scene on martin luther king jr. highway. this morning, the chief is surrounded by his family at prince george's hospital center. >> we are work tog learn the extent extent of his injuries and what caused the crash. he collided with a car and was thrown off the bike. >> prince george's county police say the driver stayed on the scene. other drivers also stopped and rushed over and called for help. police chief hank stawinski appreciated their quick response. >> at this moment in america, to see our community rush to help an officer who is down, we all as a community need to feel good about that. >> chief martin was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but doctors say he has nonlife tte

if you have the nbc washington app, make sure you download it for stories that matter to you. new overnight, a second man faces charges for a police officer's death. officer gary michael was killed in missouri. police arrested william noble. any say he tried to get rid of a rifle that he knew was used in the shooting, which is considered a felony. the man accused of killing officer michael was arrested after being on the run for two days. we have chris lawrence at the live desk with breaking news. >> hearing about a massive earthquake. where is this happening? >> it is a 6.2 quake that just hit the area in the philippines. we are work tog ging to get any. so far, no reports on damage or anyone hurt. a lot of the buildings were evacuated ahead of time. >> chris lawrence at the live

desk. president trump hit on several different topics speaking to reporters from bedminster, new jersey, where the president is staying for a working vacation. >> officially, right now, it is an emergency. it is a national emergency. i am very disappointed in mitch. if he gets these bills passed, i will be very happy with him. >> what they have been doing and whoo they have been getting away with is a tragedy and it can't be allowed. >> the president speaking of two different points, hitting on things like the opioid epidemic, senator majority leader, mitch mcconnell and north korea. there is a new development. they say the u.s. will not launch a pre-emptive strike without talking to south korea first. countries around the world are waiting to see if north korea will follow through with a detailed plan to fire missiles on guam. the president reiterated his