how is it feeling? pretty nice morning to be outside. 90% of the effort for working on fridays is just getting up and getting out of bed, specially when your alarm goes off at 1:30 in the morning. skies are mostly cloudy. temperatures are in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. if you are planning out your friday, take a check of our forecast then. be able to see there is a very pleasant day on the way. temperatures, take a look at max 1. where did the temperatures go? there is the city camera. it looks good there. showing not much rain out there just yet. a couple of sprinkles out near elkins, west virginia. 68 at dulles airport. 68 down the road in beautiful fredericksburg, virginia. 73 degrees in annapolis, maryland this morning. upper 70s and low 80s. lots of clouds around. you might get a little sunshine early today. rain gets to become very likely by later on. a 60% chance that rain will interfere with your outdoor activitiest

and head on down to the beach for the weekend. 70% chance of rain saturday. i will still be there. >> at least with the showers and stuff, that's usually when i am like i could probably go out in the sun even though it is not sunny. we still have activity on 395 northbound near the pentagon. it is a crash reported. authorities are headed to the scene. i-70 westbound frederick to hagerstown, we have a crash with the investigation on going. just cleared a crash inbound to the suitland parkway. everything safely on the right shoulder. back to you. 5:01 right now. police officers with the seat pleasant police department are praying for their boss to make a full recovery. chopper 4 over the scene last night just after the motorcycle crash that injured chief devon martin. this morning, chief

surround b surrounded by his family. >> megan mcgrath is live outside the hospital with more on the chief's condition this morning. megan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, guys. positive news coming down late last night. seat pleasant police chief, devon martin, is said to be on the road to recovery following a motorcycle accident while he was on patrol. an upgrade in his condition. he has been evaluated at the hospital and is expected to be okay. that's a big improvement. when he was brought to the hospital yesterday, he was in critical condition. the situation considered initially quite serious. now, word that his injuries are not considered to be life threatening. chief martin was on patrol driving a department-issued motorcycle when he collided with a car. we got an update

george police. the driver and other witnesses stopped and helped chief martin g martin. >> to see our community rush to help an officer that's down, we all need to feel good about that. these are the moments that make me the proudest. >> so police chief devon martin said to be recovering and is going to be okay. he does have some injuries he is still dealing with. as for the cause of this collision, still under investigation. if you have the nbc washington app, you received a breaking news about this story. make sure to download the app if you don't have it. a 6.2 magnitude

in philippines. >> it was about 40 miles outside of manila. this quake was strong but deep and that may help limit the damage. deeper tremors usually cause less damage on the ground. right now, we are work tog get video from the area. president trump hit on several different topics during an impromtu news conference. he spoke to reporters from bedminster, new jersey, where he is staying for a working vacation. >> 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 what they have been getting away with is a tragedy. it can't be allowed. >> you heard him talking about the opioid epidemic, senator majority leader mitch mcconnell and north korea. new developments about the escalating situation with north korea. a report from reuters says the u.s. will not launch a

preemptive 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 at guam. the president promised fire and fury 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 americans troops on guam representing the air force, navy and coast guard. tracie potts will join us to talk more about the president's disagreements with mitch mcconnell and what that could mean for the gop. we are following a developing story. montgomery county police are trying to identify the person found dead in a wooded area. chopper 4 over the scene just off river road and the beltway yesterday. we are told a person was walking along the creek near heather hill court when they found the

body. investigators have not said how the person died. six minutes after the hour. an innocent victim caught in the cross fi crossfire remains in critical condition. a 17-year-old girl was not the intended target. a local minister says she is praying for the violence to end. >> if you have hope that our communities can change, we have to be the change we want to see. >> d.c. police say a man was shot as well. they are looking for suspects that are driving a tan or gold-colored honda accord with new jersey license plates. the district cannot be sued over the deadly 2015 smoke incident on metro. yesterday, a federal judge ruled that d.c. firefighters were not mandated to take any specific actions. the junl says tdge says the dis protected by sovereign

immuneity. the case against the transit system continues a developing story concerning lights that are causing a lot of sfrtress for drivers on i-66. >> these lights flash make it seem like drivers are getting ticketed. news 4 transportation reporter, adam tuss, live along i-66. we see the flashing lights, adam. >> reporter: take a look. this is what's happening here at 66 inside the beltway. the flashing signs here an the flashing lights are all part of new tolling technology going into place here. we have been telling you that 66 is getting new express toll lanes inside the beltway. this is all part of the testing. a lot of drivers have been writing in or asking on social media whether or not this was some sort of ticketing procedure. it is not. we have been out here this morning taking a look at the flashing lights and how many op

dark outside like right now. also, take a look from chopper 4. we had video from what the new signage around the 66 area was looking like. a lot of changes going on for 66 inside the beltway. vdot is testing out the technology. the actual tolling doesn't start until december. you should expect to see a lot more of this kind of testing over the next couple of months. just be aware, it is not a ticket. it is just to test the technology, guys. adam fu adam tuss live on i-66. >> cousins in trouble. down he goes. >> kurt cousins and the redskins offense didn't make much noise. they have three more chances before it really counts. after yesterday's loss to the ravens, the team looking toward more practices and this weekend's final days of training camp. they lost to the rs

last night. >> i think it is a wakeup call. i think as much as we were feeling good about what we were doing, it is a realization we have a long ways to go. it could be the best thing we need right now. >> the skins next preseason game, one week from tomorrow. they will play the packers at fedex field and you can watch that on nbc 4. >> the regular season is almost one month away. if you had outdoor plans today, that could be changing. >> yes, chuck. >> unless you can grill dinner in the backyard first thing this morning, in which case you would be sitting pretty. a dry start this morning. later on today, rain chances do increase. we have a 60% chance for rain and all the clouds will chicken up and keep afternoon high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s.

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good morning, everybody. coming up on 5:13 on a friday morning. a closer inspection of your weekend was promised and now delivered. saturday, a 70% chance for rain as you start your saturday morning out. pretty high chance. well into the day. a 50% chance of rain at 5:00 on saturday afternoon. rain chances should start to diminish. rainfall chances sunday afternoon. temperatures in the mid-80s. very warm and humid all weekend long. you can see most of your rain threat is between wakeup time saturday morning and bedtime saturday night. i will show you the whole five-day forecast and future weather coming right up. hey,

virginia, down en route 1 spotsylvania, all lanes blocked. traffic diverts on to route 1. if you are headed out of frederick, i-70 westbound, an accident investigation continues blocking the left lane so far. volume is light. not a big delay. be aware it is there. back to you. here at the live desk, we have learned that investigators in missouri have arrested a second man in connection with an officer's death. officer gary michael was shot last weekend. late last night, detectives arrested william noble, they say, who tried to get rid of a rifle used in the shooting, considered a felony. they arrested him after two days on the run. chris, thank you. it is 5:14. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines across the globe this morning. a bul

officer. officer hart wynn was shot twice yesterday. police tried to reason with him but he killed himself. a group of u.s. diplomats have suffered severe hearing loss. u.s. agencies are trying to figure out if they were the victims of a hidden attack. officials told nbc news they expect the diplomats were the target of acoustic attacks. some investigators say it could have been ultrasonic sound waves or possible poisoning. the cuban government denies it targeted anybody. >> this video will be all over your timeline today. a car fell off of a parking desk in texas, barely missed that suv. you can see that bmw come crashing to the ground. you also see people quickly came to help the driver who was seriously hurt. the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes and went flying through the

the great american eclipse just ten days away. >> the solar event of the century. this morning, we are working for you to make sure you safely capture the magic moment. the first thing to keep in mind here is protecting your eyes. the only time that it is safe to remove your filter or eclipse glasses is touring totality. i feel like we are talking about the matrix or something. there are some cell phone apps that will tell you when that happens. for the best photos, astro photographer suggests a dslr camera and a telephoto lens. that can be pricey. a cheaper route is simply cut one of those glasses in half and tape it tower lens. bootleg. no matter your method, don't get too caught up in getting the perfect shot. >> if this is your first total solar eclipse you might miss it if you are

>> before the 21st gets here, you may want to use the moon to test exposure and other settings and ask about how much light you will be able to see in totality. >> remember, around here, we won't see the total eclipse. not even a point to think about. you don't ever look right at this. you don't have to wait until the 21st to see a show in the sky. the annual meteor shower expected to start tonight and last through sunday. welsh park and rockville will be open overnight and tomorrow for those of you that want to watch the night sky. if you go, nasa says the me tte rates will be about half of what they should be. >> we still a relatively more than half full moon and because of where the moon is positioned in the sky that's the direction the meteors are coming from. >> does any of that mr

is going to be cloudy and raining all night? >> not really. if you look up and get raindrops in your eye, that's not a meteor. it's a hydrometeor. get it? >> teaching science class at 5:13 in the morning, never an easy task specially with two people that are more english major types. cloudy skies across some of the region now. 71 degrees at national airport, light breeze out of the south bringing more and more humidity back into the region. most of the rain is still back off to our west and down to our south. gradually, those rain chances will be on the up and up around here. severe thunderstorm chances today, not all that much of a threat margin aal, which is the category around here. future weather,

very soon after the sun comes up. hit and miss rain chances throughout the day. it doesn't look all that impressive on our computer model. there is that heaviest rain shower between 7:00 and midnight this evening. then, as we get into your saturday, a very high chance for rain early in the day tomorrow. hit an miss rain chances linger on through the afternoon. here is 1:00 in the afternoon, rain up across northern maryland. 6:00, trying to dry out a little bit. another chance for a few showers later on on saturday evening. how much rainfall might there be? it depends on which computer you want to look at. this particular model is cranking out hardly anything closer to the bay. look at these localized amounts of well over an inch of rain. typical of thunderstorm activity. some folks might not get anything and others more than an inch of rain today. here it is in your forecast. 82 degrees today under a mostly cloudy sky. a 60% chance of rain. it iot

you might be one of the lucky ones to get missed but one of the lucky few. as you get into your hour by hour planner, 60s this morning. notice how rain chances increase. 30% at noon, 60% at 5:00, 70% at 8:00 this evening. you can stay ahead of the weather using our nbc washington app and follow me on twitter @chuckbell. a lot of dog an flowers on my instagram page. our chances of rain tomorrow, 70%. 60% chance of rain at noon. rain chances trailing off once we get past 4:00 or 5:00. most of your saturday plans, you will need to have some sort of a backup. 82, today, 85, tomorrow. 86 on sunday. of the next five days, sunday is likely to be the driest of them all, which is good news. at least it is on the weekend. monday, likely to start dry and end wet. another potential for an inch o

it is time to go over to jack taylor over on wtop and see how the friday night ride to work is going. i am going to pick it up here at the live desk. prince george county told us a young man went missing last night. he was 20 years old last seen in beltsville around lexington avenue. if you have seen him, call prince george's county police. on the northbound baltimore parkway, crews have been dealing with an accident near 410. they just got everything out of the roadway. it caused an early slowdown inside the beltway northbound. 50 westbound, the john hanson highway, moving between 424 and 197. crews are still doing the paving project. left side of the roadway getting by. 395 going northbound. sounds like activity up

pentagon. crews arrived on scene and blocked the h.o.v. lanes. traffic redirected into the main lanes. back to you. jack, thank you. a northern virginia man was arrested for sex crimes. why is he still allowed to run a daycare? the answer might surprise a lot of parents. join us later today for the ellen degeneres s

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right now at 5:30, a live look outside on this friday morning. the weekend is in sight. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilcrest. >> i'm erika gonzalez in for yin yang. >> chuck, what would you like to share with the people? >> the weekend is so close.

touch it from here on a friday morning. it is still dry out here on the storm team 4 weather deck. i can still see the moon through a partly cloudy sky. a view from our city camera looking over beautiful downtown washington. our downtown monument still illuminated in early morning darkness. partly cloudy now. mostly cloudy by lunchtime and rain moving in by later today and tonight. not a guarantee. our rain chance stands at 60%. a very high likelihood you will get rained on at some point later today. a pretty high chance you will get rained on through the first half of your saturday as well. sunday looks like the driest of the next three or four days. plenty warm and humid. more rain chances coming back on your monday. temperatures in the upper 60s to right around 70 degrees all across the news 4 nation. at least it is off to a relatively dry start. planning out the next 12 hours. rain likelier and likelier with time. could have a rumble or two of

forecast coming up in 15 minutes. jack taylor, good morning. >> we'll start in maryland on 50 westbound. this is moving through annapolis and buoy. it's that paving project going on. crews should be in the wrap-up stages. they say they are in the process of backing up. we are still staying to the left to get by. 424 headed towards 197. 395 northbound in the hov lanes. we heard from a caller saying they are moving us back into the main lanes. potential for a slowdown. be cautious. a situation going on with the investigation south on 95 down near route 1, spotsylvania. we may have some traffic getting by. all lanes have been closed. we are beginning to hear the rumblings of we may be able to get one lane driving by. busy morning already, jack. 5:32. these are the top

following. the police chief in seat pleasant, maryland, is in the hop aft hospital after crashing his motorcycle on martin luther king highway. chief devon martin was on patrol when he collided with another car. doctors say he has nonlife threatening injuries. president trump is not taking much of a break on his working vacation in new jersey. he held a news conference to talk about a lot of things, from the escalation of threats with north korea to a feud with mitch mcconnell. tracie potts will join us to break down what you need to know. two more days of redskins training camp and under a month before the regular season starts. the team lost to the ravens, 23-3. quarterback, kirk cousins, called the game a wakeup call. 5:33. d.c.'s police chief is speaking out about the federal decision not to charge an officer who shot and killed an unarmed black

convict officer brian trainer of any crime. terrence sterling was drunk when he crashed his motorcycle into the police cruiser when the officer opened fire killing sterling. d.c. police chief told news 4 the department has talked to trainer's lawyer about having him re-sign. >> the two things that i can control right now is to make sure we do a very complete and thorough investigation, that we get the sterling family the answers to the questions that they have. >> officer trainer has been on the force for four years. he is now assigned to a desk pending an internal investigation a family is suing montgomery county public schools after a former teacher was convicted of child sex abuse. they sentenced the teacher to 40 years in prison. he taught for two decades at

clov cloverly elementary school. they claim the school district failed to act and they were warned. >> this convicted pedophile never should be in the classroom with this little girl. i am particularly disturbed to see a pattern of allowing teachers in the classroom that have a history of reprimand. the district can't comment on that pending lawsuit but that it is committed to the safety and security of every student. >> there is a ten-foot deep sinkhole swallowing a woman's garden. they say heavy rain caused the problem and the county is not responsible for what happened. she has no idea how expensive this will be. >> in the chesapeake region, we get a lot of rain compared to other parts of the country. that water goes somewhere. >> so far, no other neighbors have had issues with this much the county is urging homeowners

caving in. it is possible these repairs could cost, one person told us, up to $20,000. 5:36 just about now. we are working for you today. we have some good news if your car was covered by that tarlike substance on the road in virginia. >> we told you how to contact vdot. more than 300 drivers have called to report damage. you can still find that contact information on the nbc washington app. it was covered in some kind of liquid asphalt that didn't dry in time. the agency will fix the problem if this has happened to you. give them a call. train versus tractor-trailer, a crash sends candy flying? we are going to show you the new video and explain how this happened. first, a story getting a lot of you talking online. a home daycare owner charged with child sex cris. up mene

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5:39 now. this next story may surprise you. >> it is important for parents. a home daycare in chantilly is still allowed

though the operator was arrested on sex charges. he is accused of improperly touching two girls. they have ordered him not to have contact with kids under 13. in spite of that, state record show his daycare license is still active and child care is permitted. under current department of social services rules, daycare inspectors must complete their own independent investigation before deciding whether a license should be revoked. >> we have to make a distinction between there being an allegation that someone has committed this act versus we making the finding that they have, in fact, or that we believe they have. >> we should note that his wife also takes care of children. it is unclear whether anyone is still bringing their kids to that home daycare. new this morning, an app warning. it is the program being called tinder for teens. >> what to know about this app that m

ahead. coming up now, 5:41 almost. on your friday morning, we are off to a partly cloudy and mainly dry start for now. there is storm team 4 radar. you can see a couple of showers out in the mountains of west virginia. those rain chances are coming our way for your friday night plans. potentially on into your weekend as well. i'll give you the whole breakdown coming right up. hey, chuck, 395 going northbound, we had activity in the hov lanes headed up to the pentagon. you are going to be under police direction. better news also, 95 southbound travelers headed towards spotsylvania. all lanes have been reopened. if you are headed to richmond, there should be nothing in your way. news 4 will continue after the break. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. what is the deal with all of the flashing lights here along i-66? is it a

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right now at 5:45, concerns for commuters, seeing lights flashing on their ride to work. it is not what you think. we are working for you to find the answer before you head out the door. >> amazon expanding even more. why it's newest sales venture will make planning your weekend easier. >>. >> plus, rats on the rise. it is an issue all over the district. now, we are seeing how they are taking over local animal shelters. first, president trump is opening the possibility for talks with north korea as it threaten toss launch missiles towards guam. >> the commander in chief is doubling down on his fire and fury threat to north korea. >> what they have been getting away with is a tragedy and it can't be allowed. >> tracie potts is live to break down the uncertainty and the fear

words. >> the president says maybe his words weren't tough enough. this is a statement. it is not a dare. north korea should be very nervous if they are seriously thinking about sending those missiles anywhere close to guam. that plan not approved yet. it is public. it is something they are considering. the president says if they decide to hit anywhere near guam, things that they never imagined possible will happen. so really doubling down on the tough talk here. >> all right. switching gears. we know that a feud between the president and the senate majority leader is escalating, tracie. what is president trump saying and is there a response from mitch mcconnell? >> he is saying it and tweeting it, taking aim at mcconnell and blaming him for not enacting the president's agenda, health care and tax reform at the top of the list. they couldn't get it done.

tweeting mitch mcconnell to come back and get the job done, suggesting that his job may be in jeopardy, that he should step down if he can't get the things done. when congress comes back, they have 12 days. they probably won't have time to get to some of these issues. they have to deal with budget bills that has a hard deadline and the debt ceiling that we are getting very close to that limit. >> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. thank you. 5:47. president trump is putting the white house in the battle against the opioid crisis. the president called the crisis a serious problem, not just for the u.s. but for the world. experts say the national emergency declaration would allow more federal fund for treatment facilities. the extra money would supply police with more anti-overdose drugs and possibly one of the biggest changes would come to medicaid. they would wave a federal rule that restricts medicaid patient fpatients

from getting addiction treatment. overdose admissions have risen by 34%. the cost to treat the patients jumped 58%. we have been telling you about the crisis here at home. in maryland, there were 550 overdose death s in the first three months of this year. there have been more than 80 overdose deaths in the first six months of this year. >> a lot of you have been sharing the photos of the inflatable chicken outside of the white house, the one that has this gold boufont here. head to ebay for $500 but why? >> just to tick off your neighbors. >> you have probably heard that washington, d.c. is in the middle of a rat

with some crazy encounters or a video like this sent to the news 4 i-team by employees at a local animal shelter. here is investigative reporter, jodie fleischer. >> take a look at this video recorded by employees at d.c. rescue alliance to show what they are up against. they have been swarming the location mostly when workers arrive, inside the animals cages from floor to ceiling. >> these are large what i would call breeding adults. >> reporter: we showed the video to experts. they say shelters are a prime target. >> it is very difficult to keep the vermin out. >> reporter: the nonprofit spokesman says it has been a struggle for years. >> they are tenacious and so are

we. >> reporter: coming up tonight on "news 4 at 11:00," see what else they are doing to keep the public and the animals safe. here at the live desk, we are working to get more information on a horrible bus crash in china. initial reports say at least 36 people have been killed and another 13 injured. the accident happened friday morning on a freeway in northwestern china. the bus was going through a tunnel when it slammed into a side wall and unfortunately this isn't all that unusual. the world health organization says in china, more than a quarter of a million people die in road crashes every year. >> chris lawrence, thank you. >> now to a story concerning lights that are causing a lot of stress for drivers that use i-66. >> the lights are flashing and it is making a lot of drivers think that they are getting ticketed. we are working for you to explain why you shouldn't worry if and when you see that flash like the ones that are going off behind adam tuss live out there for us.

>> reporter: good morning, erika. no worries here. no worries this morning. let me show you what's going on here, guys. there is new toll technology that has been set up along 66 inside the beltway. new tolling is going to start in december. they are testing it. take a look at all the flashes that go up every time a car goes underneath the toll. this is just testing. a lot of people have been writing in to us on social media or e-mailing us asking if they are actually getting a ticket but that's not the case. take a look. we have been out here all morning shooting this video and it just keeps flashing over and over again as people in our region are so used to speed cameras and red light cameras. a lot of people are actually wondering if they are getting a ticket. it is not. take a look. we actually have some video from chopper 4 that we shot a while back of new signage going up along the 66 corridor inside the beltway. try to keep track here. there are new toll lanes going inside the beltway on 66 and outside

of course, there are express toll lanes on 495, 95 and 395. you really should be expecting more of this type of technology out here in northern virginia. don't worry, no tickets, just a test, guys. back to you. >> adam tuss live on i-66. 5:52 right now. a lot of folks are getting ready for an annual tradition. the montgomery county fair kicks off today. molette green is working with a preview of what's coming up. >> reporter: i'm live in the community. i have some competitors who showed up. this is one of 40 rides. we are going to tell you in a few minutes why opening day is the best deal day for you. right now, i have to beat them at their game. watch me roll. don't hit me. >> a disaster waiting to happen.

work. good luck to you with that. >> she drives the same way in the parking lot. don't hit me and she is swerving all over the place. >> joining us now, storm team 4 meteorologist, chuck bell, to talk about some rain chances. >> you will doing a whole lot of this if you are trying to dodge the raindrops. the rain is coming on in later on in the day likely to impact the first half of your saturday. sunday is looking a little bit better now than it was looking yesterday. four things to know about the forecast. rain chances on the rise. a rainy start to your saturday likely. sunday is looking like a little improvement before more chances come back on monday. sunday is likely to be the driest of the next five days. right now, 71 degrees. you can still see the moon outside. not full overcast just yet. afternoon highs will only get into the upper 70s and low 80s. not a full cloud deck out there yet. clouds will be lowering and thickening l

go down to the nats and giants game, first pitch is at 7:05. a delay is a real possibility to an increasing likelihood as we get farther into the game-time hours. rain chances. chances for thunderstorms today, not a big risk. par jen n our main issue will be the pockets of heavy rain. chances increasing by lunchtime. more out in the schehenandoah valley. rain could be briefly heavy at times and pick up a quick half inch to an inch of rain in a few local spots. today,

rain during the morning. sunday, still an isolated rain chance. most of your sunday will be dry, more late rain monday and tuesday and warmer weather next week. let's go to jack taylor for a check on the roads. thank you, sir. we will start 395 northbound. all the activity in the hov lanes for the pentagon has cleared. all travel lanes are getting by. it did cause a bit of an early slowdown. into the district in northwest, crews working on the rock creek parkway as they always do even though it is friday. give it another 15 minutes. they usually clear by 6:00 or 6:15. hopefully by the time you get to the road, they will be gone. down in fort washington in maryland, 210 is gone. this is wsse crews dealing with some sort of disruption in the roadway. it may

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hearing about today. 6:00 a.m. on a friday morning. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. after a not-so-exciting night for the skins fans. >> we will get to the highlights from that in a minute. first, we want to prepare you to get out the door this morning. wtop's jack taylor keeping an eye on the commute and let's begin with chuck bell outside. what is it feeling like out there, chuck? >> reporter: it's nice. thank you. it is nice out here. cloudy skies for now. no rain just yet. rain chances are likely to impact your friday evening plans. if you were going to do some backyard barbecuing, you may want to rethink those plans.