charlottesville. don't be surprised when you turn on the shower this morning and you see brown water. why officials say? it's nothing to worry about. a startling new study for parents of young girls. when they stop thinking they're as smart as the boys and what you, as a parent, can do about it. hi. good morning everybody. okay. we made it to tuesday. want to say thank you for waking up with us so early for news 4 at 4:00 a.m. we want to kick things off with our weather and sheena parveen up and at it early. sheena, haven't had to say this word in a couple days. umbrella. are we going to need it? >> yes. you will need it today. it's not too bad. it's only 4:00 a.m. it's early. most people aren't out the door yet. if you're headed out the door, here's what it looks like. the green showing us spotty light rain around the beltway. this isn v

in parts of montgomery county, that's where we have a little light rain this morning. there's more rain to the west and southwest. what's going to happen today, we'll see the clouds around, have some spotty showers. doesn't look like anything too major. temperatures are warm, though. as the kids head out for those kids back in school right now, keep in mind the umbrella today. the spotty showers will be in the forecast. it's going to be a gray day. sunshine is in the forecast. i'll show you that coming up. >> thanks, sheena. we keep our eye on the breaking news out of north korea now. kim jong un delaying a a plan to launch missiles into the waters near guam. he will watch, the quote, foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees before deciding whether to make the missile launch. president trump spoke with japan's prime minister overnight. both agree on the importance of preventing north korea from acting against

trump's initial response to the charlottesville virginia. he's leaving the president's manufacturing council. plank says his company will focus on promoting, quote, unity, diversity and inclusion. he joins the ceo of merck pharmaceuticals who left yesterday. they were upset president trump did not explicitly condemn white nationalists after it turned deadly in charlottesville. we have yet to hear from the president on this, how the crowd greeted him in new york. thousands of people you see there chanting shame as his motorcade made its way to trump tower in new york city last night. dozens of trump supporters were also there. back here in the dtr

dozens of demonstrators march from the white house to pennsylvania avenue. they chanted things like no kkk, no fascist usa. >> further down south, take a look at the anti-racist rally in durham, north carolina. protesters pulled down the confederate statue outside the county courthouse. the group cheered and started kicking it and hitting it after it fell to the ground. now to the woman who has become the face of the charlottesville violence. today there will be a memorial for heather heyer. everyone is asked to wear purple. she was killed on saturday after police say a man drove a car into a group of protesters. heyer's father comes out and he forgives the suspect. >> 20 years old. he don't have sense enough to make a lifelong decision about nothing. i for

the thing is, he's going to have to live with the consequences and knowing that he took somebody's life for the rest of his life. >> fields is being held without bond. he's charged with second degree murder. racial tension as you can imagine is high not only in the charlottesville area. we've learned about a number of hate incidents in our region since saturday's deadly protests. news 4's jackie bensen with more on what police are worried about right now. >> reporter: sunday afternoon at the aquatic center in the capitol hill neighborhood is when witnesses say a man with swastika tattoos on his torso used a vile raich yell epithet to a lifeguard responding to people concerns concerns about the man's behavior. >> a flag burned and lying on the sidewalk. >> reporter: also sunday, a

shift at a local hospital to find someone set fire to her gay pride flag. >> that's what police told me. >> she responded by flying the burned flag one story higher and placing this poster in her window. also sunday, a hate-based incident near east jefferson street. about 2:15 p.m. a man heard a couple conversing in arabic and made anti-muslim comments and assaulted the husband. >> people gathered in a circumstance tol pray for peace and tolerance. attorney general mark herring attended. he was asking if he believes the murder of heyer meets the standards to be domestic terrorism. >> it's clear that the person, the suspect weaponized his car and intended to

and strike as much fear as he can. to me, that's an act of terrorism. >> reporter: police are still looking for the suspect in the assault here in rockville. jackie bensen, news 4. we have much more coming up on the latest out of charlottesville. in a few minutes, a look at how the late-night television hosts used their platform. we're going to go live to capitol hill for the latest on the backlash president trump is facing in the wake of the weekend's events. stay with us. right now, an officer involved shooting in the district. another story we're following. it happened near naylor road around 6:00 last night. sources tell news 4 officers were responding to a call when they saw three men in a car. one had a gun and took off running. an officer chased him. the suspect allegedly pulled out

to fire at that suspect. he was taken to the hospital and he should be okay. police spoke to the other two men in the car. the name has not been released. new details this morning. the fallout at united medical center in northeast. officials ordered the hospital to stop delivering babies because of what's being called dangerous mistakes that staff made with pregnant women and newborns. according to a letter obtained by the "washington post," there were a number of instances that led to the shutdown. the letter lays out two categories of violations, failure to comply with good standards of medical practice and failure to report a case of hiv infection. the shutdown will remain in place for 90 days or until they have a plan for obstetric and nursing services. zooits it's 4:07. if you live in montgomery and prince george's county, you may have noticed that you have brown water flowing out o

washington suburban sanitary commission's group are working at this hour to fix the problem. it's still safe to drink the water. it comes from the potomac filtration plant. they say it comes from extra manganese in the water. >> let me be clear. manganese is not a health hazard. it is not regulated by the epa as a drinking water contaminant. epa considers manganese a secondary contaminant problem for aesthetic reasons only. >> the problem could take weeks to fix. let's check back in with sheena. radar is busy on this tuesday morning. >> yes, it is, angie. kind of unusual to have it lit up at 4:00 a.m. we have an unsettled weather pattern. here's the live look. we have light rain and more rain in the

i'll show you the timing coming up next. also in the forecast purple rain. the new honor for the late, great prince. we're working to get you and your family ready for school. the concerning new stud twhi it comes to what young girls think of themselves and

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4:11 on the dot right now. welcome back. want to share the stories that might get you talking this morning. it starts with what happened overnight. in fact, late night show host condemning president trump's response to the violence in charlottesville. >> i think the president spoke out because people had said something. >> how can you possibly say you condemn this in the strongest possible terms when you don't name the groups responsible or say what they did? i strongly condemn you know who about you know what. >> colbert then went on to attempt to say everything the president attacked harder than nazis. taylor swift won her lawsuit against a former radio host she accused of grabbing her bare

assaulted and awarded her the $1. she had no desire to -- she wanted to send a message that no means no. loving this one. the purple one is getting his own color. prince and his signature color are becoming one thanks to t the -- this is a partnership with prince's estate. the new shade of purple will be called love symbol number 2. it's when he changed his name to a symbol in the early '90s. well, you've heard of a gender gap. but what about a gender iq gap? when some

at 4:16, a quick look at stories we're following throughout this tuesday. today we know that the family of this boy will try to make some good come from his death. he died after a night of drinking at a fraternity party at penn state. there will be a golf tournament in new jersey today in his honor and money raised will go to kids who need prosthetics and to fund college scholarships. crew members on the set of dead pool 2 are

after a stunt woman was killed. this happened in canada on monday on the movie set. she was on a motorcycle when she lost control and crashed into a starbucks. they have shut down for now. a mid century painting, only to discover it was stolen decades ago. that's exactly what happened to a new mexico couple. the painting is called woman ogre. it was stolen from the university of arizona museum of art back in 1985. a couple bought the painting at an estate sale and figured out it was stolen after customers at their furniture shop started asking about it. the painting was returned to the original museum, but sheena, no word on whether or not they got anything for doing the good deed and returning it. well, they should have gotten something at least. it's always nice to get something. >> too early to think about the weekend? >> you know what, not too

looking too bad. but it's also not looking fantastic just because some of the models are showing rain for your saturday and sunday. but it's never too early to look at the weekend. that's why we have it in the forecast. here's a look at the radar. you need the umbrella. a few showers around the area. light rain in the beltway. this is very light. montgomery county, frederick county, even loudoun county, that's where we have pretty steady light rain falling this morning. keep that in mind. you need the umbrella. south and west, light showers approaching fredericksburg and more farther out. we are going to have spotty showers in the forecast for today. 75 degrees right now in washington. most of the area, about the low 70s. it's pretty mild out there. as you wake up and walk outside, we'll be around 77 degrees by 8:00 a.m., 78 degrees by 9:00 a.m. with the spotty showers and if you're exercising today, it's going to be cloudy. that will k

around. tomorrow, we dry up. the rain chances come back on thursday. so far, it looks like into the weekend as well. angie? >> all righty. thanks, sheena. as we get ready for school, we have a question for you. who is smarter? is it the girls or the boys? when it comes to gender and iq, researchers have found an interesting development in young girls that parents want to know about before sending them off to class. molette green has more. >> whether at home, practicing lacrosse or tossing around a football -- >> are you guys ready? >> yeah. >> or looking over back to school supplies in the kitchen with mom, if there's any question about girls versus boys in this household, 10-year-old jaylen is ready to answer. >> i think i'm smarter than boys in general. so yeah. >> that's not always the case for young girls. her older brother dorian has plenty of confidence about school and playing sports, like most you

>> according to a university of illinois study, something happens to younger girls of 240 girls ages 5 to 7. among 5-year-olds, both associated brilliance with their own gender. at age 6 or 7, only the boys still held that view. prince george's mom has her own strategy to keep her daughter self-confident. >> i bought her this thing here. believe you can. she's going to the fifth grade. she's growing up. she doesn't want the one with all the flowers. she wants the one that will allow her to be organized. >> in the morning, i'm glad -- >> exactly in line with the advice that local child psychiatrist, dr. ava recommends for parents. >> it stresses pointing out any slights. why can't you sit at the front of the class. c

hand. why can't she be the captain of the team? >> it means i'm powerful. i can do anything i want. >> she and big brother are both ready for school with all the confidence needed to make the grade. in prince george's county, molette green, news 4. are you ready for some football? we're working for you to help make sure your family is ready for school and sports. later this morning, molette green will be preparing us for the athletic year ahead. she's going to join us live from a local high school where fall sports practices are happening this week. you want to tune in for that. sheena, what's this i'm hearing about a warming trend on the way? >> oh, yeah, we'll be around 90 as we go through much of this week. but not so much today. we have the low clouds around. we have the showers on radar. coming up in a bit, i'll show you what to expect the rest of today. it is a great way to save some money. but buying a used car does have down falls. a look at the

models if you plan to cruise the car lots any time soon. we will continue to follow the latest out of charlottesville. the city is trying to come to terms. see what happened there ts weekenhid.

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the wake of the violence in charlottesville. don't be surprised when you turn on the shower and see brown water this morning. why officials say it's nothing to worry about. it's a project that could impact your drive in to work. where some people may want to leave a few minutes early and in the next few months. a look at your commute with we come in with jack taylor of wtop, in for melissa in a minute. >> but we begin with sheena parveen with a look at the weather depending where you are. >> we have rain around early. but the good news is, it's on the lighter side. hopefully you're not running into it. we have showers mostly in northern parts of loudoun county, montgomery county. they're near gaithersburg. around the beltway, very light rain. you see the yellows and the greens here. that shows us some the light and the ye

clarksburg down to 70. we're going to keep watching this. there is rain in the forecast as we go through the day. you have the umbrella before you leave today. more showers to the west and southwest. we're going to be sitting under this cloudy pattern today with the spotty showers around. by even lunchtime, 81 degrees. we're going to stay in the mid to low 80s. still a chance of showers in the forecast. we'll take a closer look at what you can expect through the day and let's check your roads on this tuesday, though. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. we had trouble east and westbound, east of 27 mt. airy. all lanes blocked off. a helicopter landed on the westbound side. be careful. but we believe what we're hearing now is the westbound lanes reopened eastbound now. the left lane getting by. our crews have been working on 355 northbound. that accident activity has cleared. also

direction at a time until about 6:00 or 6:15. back to you. jack, thank you. breaking news now in southeast washington. >> angie goff has details at the live desk. what's going on? >> eun, aaron, justin finch is on the way to the scene where there was a car chase. police saying they do have at least two people in custody right now. this chase, we know, ended at 19th. at s street in anacostia if you're familiar with the area. we're still working to get more information about those involved in this and how it happened in the first polilace. it's 4:29. we're keeping an eye on breaking news there north korea. kim jong un reviewed plans to launch missiles into the waters near guam. he will watch the quote foolish and stupid conduct of the yankees before deciding to order the missile launch. that comes as presi t

spoke with the prime minister overnight. both agreed on the importance of preventing north korea from launching missiles towards guam. the violence in charlottesville, maryland -- kevin plank announced he's leaving the president's american manufacturing council. >> his company will focus on unity, diversity and inclusion through sports. he joins kenneth frazier, the ceo of merck pharmaceutical and brian -- the ceo of intel who backed out yesterday. the president criticized frazier sharply at his departure on twitter. the ceos were upset that president trump did not explicitly condemn white nationalists this weekend after the rally in charlottesville turned violent. the president did condemn the group in a statement yesterday. president trump has yet to comment on the crowd that greeted him in new york.