calls to remove confederate monuments coming from another top official. plus, ben carson's home vandalized. only news 4 spoke with a cabinet member about the cruel messages found on his virginia property. >> everybody in c pleasant, in maryland, d.c., virginia -- >> he gave us a hometown shout out when he won the nba championship with the golden state warriors. now it's our turn to show k.d. some love. it's easy to do. he gives so much back to the community. prince george's county, his hometown. >> good morning everybody. much more on k.d. throughout the morning. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. it's kevin durant day in c pleasant maryland. >> justin finch and tamara

big day. >> reporter: good morning, eun. samarra and i are excited out here. we're out here about five hours ahead of schedule. i guess, the big question i have, i know others will be having issamarra, how is the forecast looking? >> that's a great question. there is rain in the forecast but it's about timing. we may be in the safe zone. we'll look at that in the full forecast. >> reporter: i've got my fingers crossed. back to you. >> we're going to check back in with justin and samarra. we'll update you on weather and traffic. >> wtop's jack taylor is is watching the roads and rails while melissa mollet is on maternity leave. first, the important forecast from chuck bell and sheena parveen. are we going to have good weather for kevin durant day? >> here's the thing. we have rain in the forecast. take your tote umbrella. >> dealing

round later this afternoon with peak heating. i think that the parade and everything for k.d. day in seat pleasant should squeeze between the rain chances. showers moving through parts of charles county and towards clone kwlal beach. they're heading towards calvert beach and st. mary's city. keep that in mind. on the broader view, not much rain anywhere else. temperatures, mid-60s in the shenandoah valley. upper 60s and low 70s in the nearby suburbs. upper 70s downtown and bayside. so as you plan it out for today, plan on temperatures in the low to mid-70s through 7:00 or 8:00 this morning. into the 80s by 11:00. a very warm and humid day. afternoon highs today upper 80s to near 90. again, rain chances come back into the picture after 3:00 or 4:00. be rainfall-ready. we'll have a check of the weekend forecast coming up. for now, it's time for jack taylor.

good morning. since we last spoke, things escalated quickly. activity on route 9 near hillsborough and sider mill road. a vehicle overturned 95 northbound near the truck scales off to the right side. the equipment is headed to the scene. there's a potential of a slowdown. 50. near kenilworth avenue, potentially near the ramp may be in that stretch. another crash reported with potentially another vehicle overturned. the roadways are not that wet in certain spots. please take it easy out there. a lot happening early. take it easy please. back to you. >> let it shine, let it shine ♪ >> since last weekend's violence, the outpouring of support has been huge for the friends and family of heather heyer and the city of charlottesville. hundreds took to the campus at uva for a vigil against hate and violence. the clashes

and on city streets on saturday. folks in the crowd sang songs to come together in peace. the violence in charlottesville has reignited the debate about what to do with confederate statues. virginia's governor says they should all be removed. >> that means statues like the one in alexandria. this one disappears soon. megan mcgrath live in old town with more on the debate. megan? >> reporter: good morning, guys. behind me you see the statue appomattox in the middle of old town alexandria. if governor mcauliffe gets his way, it will be removed and placed in a museum. the governor released a statement saying in part, monuments should serve as unifiers that inspire us collectively and vein rate for citizens. unfortunately, the monuments have become flash points for hatred, division and violence. the governor is recommendin

removed and placed in museums. in virginia, the general assembly, though, must make that final decision. the statue here in old town is titled appomattox in the middle of the street here on south street. it was erected in 1889 in the memory of confederate soldiers who died during the civil war. the city of alexandria has been working on a plan to remove the statue, but obviously it hasn't happened yet. in baltimore, the mayor has taken action there. in the wee hours of the morning. if you take a look at the video, before the sun came up on wednesday, four statues, including the lee jackson monument, were removed. all that remains at this point are the empty pedestals. back here live in alexandria, the question is will we see a similar situation here. a pedestal and no statue here on south street. remains to be seen. but certainly, that's what the governor would like to see. back to you. megan mcgrath live in alexandria this morning. six

today friends and family will start to say goodbye to the virginia state police officers killed near charlottesville. berke bates and jay cullen died after their helicopter crashed heading to patrol -- leaving the patrol of the rally over the weekend in charlottesville. a visitation for trooper bates is happening today in richmond. friends and family come together tomorrow for lieutenant cullen. his service is also being held in richmond. this comes a day after a moving memorial for heather heyer. she was killed during the protest in charlottesville when police say james fields jr. ran her over with his car. heyer's mother had powerful words for the crowd of more than a thousand people. >> find what's wrong. don't ignore it. don't look the other way. you make a point to look at it and say to yourself what, can i do to make a difference, and that's how you're going to make my child's death worth while. i'd rather have my

golly if i got to give her up, we're going to make it count. >> the service took place in charlottesville last night. leading virginia democrats and republicans were there. heather heyer was 32 years old. on the heels of the charlottesville incident, the only african-american member of president trump's cabinet found himself the target of anti-trump vandals. this is a story only on news 4. the toilet papered hud secretary's vienna home -- these vandals toilet papered his home and wrote an ex ples tiff about the president. in the past, a neighbor hung april confederate flag to taunt him. the secretary admits being the target of hate doesn't feel good but says violence is not the answer. >> you can't necessarily control the animosity and the hatred of someone else. but you can control how you react. >> we asked the secretary several times if he thoht

the deadly protests in charlottesville displayed the leadership the country needs. he said he doesn't want to point fingers about who should have done what. meanwhile, a mass exodus of ceos caused president trump to disband o two of his business councils. edward lawrence will have a look at the fallout coming up. none of us, sorry to tell you, became millionaires overnight. get the office polls ready. no one hit the jackpot last night. take a look. here are the winning numbers. 9-15-43-60-64. the powerball number was 4. the jackpot now grows to $510 million. the drawing is next saturday. that's a whole lot of money. it is a big day for a hometown hero around here. >> prince george's county is celebrating kevin durant. the nba champ is back home this morning for a big celebration. news 4's justin finch is live in seat pleasant with details on what's to come.

>> reporter: hey there, eun. good morning. are you pumped yet? i am. this is a true celebration of kevin durpt and his achievements on and off the court. at just 28 years old, kevin is a true inspiration for his fans here in prince george's county and seat pleasant and also around the world. you can have a chance to join him locally and us here on in parade route which begins at 10:00 a.m. stepping off from judith hoyer montessori school off hill road. the parade will continue along seat pleasant drive over to addison road and come to a close over at goodwin park at about 11:00 a.m. even though i know kevin now plays for the golden state war wor yors, we can claim a part of the win as well. he shouted us out after he got his hands-on that trophy there. k.d. also named last year's finals

more work off the court as well. back in may, locally, he did rehab the two outdoor basketball fields at the seat pleasant activity center. that's part of his work through his build it and they will ball charity foundation. kevin continues to donate to local youth groups and also causes around the world. i can tell you, it's early right now, but the activity and the excitement is building. samarra is getting ready, i'm getting ready. we'll be documenting as much of this big day as possible. kevin durant fans, you'll have a chance to see him up close later today starting at 10:00 a.m. >> back to you guys in the studio. >> we know k.d. is coming to the parade. we need to know when to look out for him. there's a certain producer who specifically wants to know this information. >> reporter: i think i might know who you're talking about. i think for his safety and for

else, i have been told he's not going to be walking. he's going to be possibly in a vehicle. what i'm hearing, it's going to be a silver corvette. kevin is a tall guy. you have to imagine he'll be in a drop top or something to get his knees and stuff free so he can wave and see all his fans, guys. it's going to be a lot of fun out here. if you're a golden state fan or not, you have to support kevin durant. back in to you. >> lot of fun for sure. i tweeted out. -- thank you, justin. appreciate that. i want to see your gear. if you've got k.d. gear wearing to the parade. >> i want to see this silver corvette. >> that will be hot. landmarks evacuated. the fire sparked inside the smithsonian castle. we're learning what caused it and the extent of the damage. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. a man climbs up a crane after a police chase. new details from this bizarre story that developed while you were sleeping. good morning.

your thursday. couple areas, though, seeing showers this morning. here's a look at the radar. we have a few showers in charles county. we'll be watching the rain chances through the rest of the day. i'll show you a closer look at that. chuck will be back with five-day forecast as well. coming up. stay tuned. it's the first pitch one man won't forget for the wrong reasons. what happened during his big night on the mound to cause this reaction. yikes.

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good morning. i'm meteorologist samarra theodore. do you know what day it is? it is #k d-day. if you're headed to the parade, it's going to start off muggy, especially early for the lineup and participating in the parade. the good news, we should be on the dry side of things. moving throughout the duration of the parade, we expect temperatures to quickly push into the low 80s. things will be heating up fairly quickly. by the end of the parade, still on the drier end of the spectrum. keep the umbrella handy, but we should be pretty quiet. again, very muggy out here. be sure to hash tag your

pictures. thanks. sheena, over to you. >> if you're heading out, we have a few showers, mostly though in charles county. they'll be making their way to calvert county very soon. la plata seeing rain approaching there. these are moving from west to east. the rest of the area is dry. your commute not looking bad this morning. but later on today, like so mara mentioned, we have a chance for a couple showers. speaking of the commute, let's check in with jack taylor. >> hey, sheena. good morning. if you're headed from the district to maryland on 50 eastbound, the ramp to northbound kenilworth avenue temporarily closed. had a vehicle overturned. the ramp is temporarily blocked. virginia 95 northbound, near the truck scales, crash with a vehicle off the roadway. overturned along the right side of the roadway. loudoun county, along route 9 west of hillsborough, cider mill road, the intersection, 9 is closed in both directions because of the crash. back

live desk. it was a dramatic scene that ultimately ended in tragedy. this is from l.a. a police chase with a man behind the wheel of a stolen car weaving in and out of traffic. driving erratically down the shoulder. the man eventually led authorities to the port of los angeles. climbed a crane. and ultimately, he fell 160 feet to his death. back over to you guys. erika, thank you. 5:17 now. new information on a tragic case of human smuggling out of texas. the truck driver involved in that case has been indicted by a federal grand jury. james bradley jr. could face the death penalty. at least 39 people were trapped inside a sweltering tractor-trailer when it was found in san antonio last month. ten people died including the young man here, 19-year-old frank fuentes. he recently graduated from jeb stuart high school in falls church. he was deported and trying to get back to his family in the u.s. when he

they left off at the smithsonian castle. everyone had to clear out yesterday when something sparked a fire upstairs. the smithsonian says it was an electrical fire. no art, artifacts or people were hurt. the castle dates back to 1855. but it does have a modern sprinkler system. that's good. no worse for the wear. if you're a baseball fan, you've seen plenty of first pitches through the years. it looks really hard to do. you can't watch this. >> if you can bear it, take a look at this. i can't watch this. >> oh! >> oh, nuts. >> you did not say that. >> this guy, that poor guy. >> you didn't -- >> the most uncomfortable ceremonial first pitch anybody has had to go through in the history of baseball. especially that poor photographer. this is why everybody on the field should be waerpg a cup. i'm just

>> you don't expect to be in the line of fire. this happened at fenway park in boston before the game last night. watching it on repeat. >> keeps showing it over and over. that's awful. the young man on the mound says he's actually a pitcher in high school. >> his coach is like i don't know this guy. >> i hope it doesn't hurt his college prospects and what not. >> he's a bone cancer survivor. i think he was there as part of the ceremony there. the photographer said he wasn't hurt. he must have some -- >> don't -- this is a family program. >> might be a man of steel. >> we're going to need a bigger bat going to throw it that far away. a mild start to the morning. had a 90-degree day for a switch yesterday. we had gone 11 days in a row in the month of august without making it to 930 degrees. that changed yesterday. now we've

days this month. courtesy of a cool wet first half, august is technically one full degree cooler than average. watching raindrops, charles county, st. mary's county, along 301 there. this is moving eastbound, our friends and neighbors in southern maryland will be coming up route 2, 4, 5 this morning, going to have raindrops to deal with. that's really the only show in up to at the moment. all dry on the eastern, northern and western sides of the d.c. metro area. here's future weather. to help you plan out your day, they will be coming back later this afternoon. hit and miss showers starting to get going, once we're toward 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, showers and thunderstorms around. not looking for a big threat of severe weather today. that's the good news. the individuals could have gusty winds and brief heavy rain. overnight, things settle down and into the day tomorrow. a muc

all comes with a chance of potentially stronger thunderstorms during the day. 3:00, 5rks, 6:00, 7:00, that's because there's a cold front coming on through. it's not going to be a whole lot cooler over the weekend. it will be noticeably less humid. that is worth its weight in gold. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s now. will be in the upper 80s near 90 for highs today. rain chances pick up after 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. here's your five-day forecast. 50% chance you'll get rained on today. a 70% chance you'll have a thunderstorm tomorrow. as you get into the weekend, saturday afternoon and sunday look beautiful. the weather for the eclipse on monday looks like it will be sunny up until it's not sunny because of the eclipse, jack. >> right up until there's not sun. >> 50 in maryland headed out of the district. headed toward kenilworth avenue. the ramp to north on

blocked temporarily because of a vehicle that overturned. tow trucks are now on scene. other problem, virginia, 95 northbound, dale city near the truck scales, a vehicle left the roadway. right side. overturned. authorities should be on scene by now. i don't think lanes are blocked there. which is good. loudoun county, on 9 cider mill road, both lanes are blocked. stealing your cash while you get your gas. not about the price you pay at the pump. a new warning how to spot skimmers sneaking copies of your credit card information. but first, inspiration for anyone who has misplaced something they love. may not be lost forever. the unexpected place a woman found her wedding ring 13

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this is a cool story. a canadian woman who lost her diamond ring. she lost it in her garden apparently 13 years ago. this week it was found. you saw it there on a carrot that was harvested from that same garden. >> wow. >> this 84-year-old woman put the ring back on her finger. she said it still fit just fine. >> good for her. >> she had had that ring since 1951, a year before she married her husband. >> her daughter-in-law was the one who pulled that lucky carrot from the ground. can you imagine grew into the ring like it was supposed to be found that way. >> she apparently, her husband died five years ago. when she lost the ring, she bought another one. didn't tell him. >> he didn't notice? >> come on, he wouldn't notice. the ring is on your finger, you're happy, i don't care. chuck, how about this weather? >> a little bit of rain early this morning for the folks down

george's county and of course, big day today. kevin current parade. 70s when we line up. 85 for a high in seat pleasant, maryland. we'll be back with a check of the highs in town coming up in a few minutes. and don't forget to make sure you hash tag all your pictures and videos and your tweets. #k d-day to check it out. talk to you soon. also still ahead, a story you want to share and talk about all day. a man reunited with the family that hid him during the ho

right now on "news4 today," time to get moving. thursday is here. we have a weekend forecast that will inspire you to get through this day. >> that's what we like to hear. plus an extra pain at the pump. while you're filling up, criminals could be stealing your credit card information. how to spot skimmers before it's too late. 365 days of pizza? >> yes. >> this sounds like a dream come true to a lot of people. we'll tell you about the man who said he actually lost weight dieting with dominos. >> no. people will think you can eat all kinds of pizza and lose

>> he better start selling that if that's what happened. >> a live look from seat pleasant, maryland, where nba star kevin durant will be celebrated today. >> we have the storm team 4 by 4 out there. we have a team set up for coverage head of the parade and all the fun out there today. we're going to check in with them in a few minutes. first, we want to check on the weather and the roads. wtop's jack taylor has your traffic report. >> but we begin with meteorologists chuck bell and sheena parveen. how is it looking for kd day? >> i was wondering if he was going to climb out of the 4 by 4. knowing how tall he is, that was going to be a scene to get him unfolded out of the back of that thing. >> i was going to say. we were told a silver corvette. i'm positive it will be a convertible. we're watching the weather for it, though. things look pretty

take a small umbrella with you. we have showers headed towards calvert county and la plata seeing some. the rest of the area something loog good. 77 degrees in washington, currently. 72 in leesburg. for those going back to school this morning -- >> school days. >> this afternoon it's going to be a hot and humid one. yes, the rain chances will be in the forecast. we'll talk more about the timing of it through today. what you can expect through the weekend and coming up. let's check the roads on this little friday. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. start loudoun county on route 9 near cider mill road west of hillsborough. all lanes blocked. two-lane road. unfortunately, there's not a lot of room to maneuver there as authorities pulled up on scene, 9 is closed in both directions. leaving the district, headed into maryland, 50 eastbound, the ramp to kenilworth avenue literally just opened.

kenilworth had been closed removing a vehicle overturned. in dale city, 95 northbound. the accident, activity and cleanup is on the right shoulder. tow trucks on scene and hopefully that's gone before you hit the road. nothing left to look at by the time you get out there. aaron and eun, back to you. >> now to our top stories this morning. funeral services begin for the virginia state police officers killed near charlottesville. trooper pilot berke bates and lieutenant jay cullen died after their helicopter crashed last saturday. a visitation for trooper bates is happening today in richmond. friends and family will come together tomorrow in richmond for lieutenant cullen. virginia governor terry mcauliffe says confederate statues are barriers to equality and he wants them gone. he issued a statement yesterday calling for their removal. the task of removing the statues falls on virginia's localities and the general assembly. in baltimore yesterday, mayor ordered four confederate statues removed from their pedestals. nobody hit t

jackpot last night. it's growing to $510 million. the next drawing set for saturday. it's 5:34. it is a really big day for a hometown hero this morning. prince george's county is celebrating nba champion and mvp kevin durant. >> k.d. himself is back home for that big celebration. >> justin finch is live in seat pleasant with what you need to know. fun day ahead, justin. >> reporter: oh, fun day ahead indeed, eun. good morning. i can tell you kevin durant obviously is a very busy guy. when he gets home, he does not always get to see his hometown fans who love him so much. well, today is the day for him and also the day for you. if you happen to be one of his big fans. big parade kicking off at 10:00 a.m. beginning at judith hoyer montessori school. it will leave from there and make its way to goodwin park by 11:00 a.m. i'm

parade. mayor grant. mayor grant, you were telling me there are big crowds expected this morning. >> yes. close to 20,000 people to be here to support kevin durant. they're very excited. they're ready to come out and show their love and support for their hometown hero. >> reporter: we're saying, too, the thing about kevin durant, he made it big, obviously, but did not forget about his roots. that's important to you as mayor, i know. and also to people who live in seat pleasant now. >> so unique that he had one of his shoes input the name of the city on his shoes. obviously, he won't be able to forget seat pleasant, maryland. we're excited that kevin hasn't forgotten from whence he come. he's supported the village who helped make him who he is today. we're excited that the community is coming together and kevin has graced us with his appearance to be here, allow us

>> reporter: you mentioned that kevin made major dpngs investments in seat pleasant. >> we cannot forget that kevin has made investments in the community. he has contributed almost nearly to $1 million in our community. repurposing the basketball court on the outside of the activity center, as well as the gym and the inside where he had his training, as well as you have kevin durant's den inside the activity center. obviously, we're excited that kevin has done all of these things to support the children that come behind and look up to him. >> reporter: i have to ask you, too, as mayor, when you see a hometown boy at the nba championships holding that trophy, gets the mike and what comes out of his mouth is a thank you to prince george's county, sees pleasant, the dmv. i know you're watching. what were you thinking? >> we were shocked. not totally but we were shocked. the entire world heard our name. as a mayor, obviously, i was very excited that he has done that

that kevin durant has continued to give support to seat pleasant. >> mayor grant, thank you for joining us. thank you for your time. a big thank to you kevin durant on his way with that parade kicking off at 10:00 a.m. at judith hoyer montessori school. >> thank you, sir. pretty impressive. 20,000 people expected for this parade. >> not just in seat pleasant. but there are a lot of k.d. fans throughout the region that will show up to get a glimpse of him. >> he deserves it. >> he's done so much for the community. our turn here. the smell of rotting plants. >> lovely. >> about to start wafting through capitol hill. >> we're not talking about politics in case you're going that direction. one of three corpse flowers at the u.s. botanic garden could bloom today. we told you about these giant stinky flowers. they

of rotting meat and diapers and fish. i'm sorry if you lost your breakfast. the smell attracts insects which then pol late the plant. >> as eun said, there are three of them at the garden. after the first one blooms, the others should be close behind. we don't need to hear anything about it if you go. holocaust survivor finds the family who hid him aum those years ago. it's a story you want to stay around for. that's coming up ahead. a possible change coming to uber. why your driver could soon get to decide wher

this is such an incredible story. a high schooler's class project sparked a reunion seven decades in the making. >> listen to this. there's a holocaust survivor and the family who saved his life were reunited. this is a story only on news 4. tom van ruin was a boy in the netherlands when in 1945, two jewish children showed up in the middle of the night. ralph and his sister needed a place to hide from the nazis. they made room in their house. after the war ended in

they all lost touch until wednesday. the pair reunited at the holocaust memorial in d.c. this wouldn't have happened without tom's grandson helping to track them down. all part of a high school history assignment. >> i think every night he was up looking for e-mails or phone numbers, same as i. >> became your project too? >> yes. >> we were a team on this. >> yeah. >> this is awesome. both men were grateful for the reunion they had. ralph says that tom's family and their daring actions are the reason that he and his sister are alive today. >> tom says his parents never even talked about it. they just did what they thought was right. they saved lives and an incredible act of bravery and kindness. i love this is part of his school assignment and led to this kind of result. >> the sort of history lessons you can't get out of a textbook. you have living history right there available to you. really awesome story. >> great conversation coming up. >> i'm tel

right now we have a mostly cloudy sky over washington. there's actually raindrops across southern maryland this morning. most of the rain is crossing 301 through charles county and headed towards calverton. you folks out in southern st. mary's, calvert county, some raindrops coming your way. from facebook to twitter, from snapchat to the gram, i need you to post #kd day. it's going to be lit.

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philadelphia. hundreds of people took to the streets in a rally called philly is charlottesville. >> donations are pouring in for people i am packed by the violence last saturday. donations have reached more than $885,000. another fund set up to help a person hurt has topped $220,000. spotify has removed white supremacists artists from its streaming service. the artists were flagged as racist hate fans from the southern poverty -- it came after digital music news posted a story with the headline "i found 27 white supremacist hate fans on spotify." meanwhile, the controversial comments about the violence in charlottesville. >> two business councils disbanded. news 4's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now. what led to the president's decision? >> aaron, there were eight executives that resigned fro

the white house throughout the day yesterday was calling the other members of the business councils who worked with the president and realized that there was going to be more resignations. to get in front of it, the president disbanded that manufacturing council and also a second council. >> all right. edward lawrence live on capitol hill this morning. edward, thank you. a new poll doesn't have good news for president trump. the pew research center poll say allies have more trust in vladimir putin to do good for the world than president trump. trump had a higher score in putin in britain, canada, the netherlands and poland. the survey was conducted in 37 countries. good morning. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. a lot of world leaders talking about north korea. south korea's president says there will not be a war. president

the north would have to stop its missile and nuclear tests. north korea says it has detailed plans to fire four missiles at guam a u.s. territory. in an interview with the american prospect magazine, president trump's chief strategist, steve bannon says there's no military solution to a north korean nuclear threat. back over to you guys. erika, thank you. despite the threat from north korea, it's back to school for students in guam. all 41 public schools opened for the new school year today. the territory's education superintendent says his main concern has been helping parents and teachers have conversations with students to ease any possible anxiety. last week, north korea threatened to fire missiles at guam but recently backed off the threats. there is a massive search happening to find the five missing soldiers in a helicopter that crashed off the coast of hawaii. we don't know the soldiers' name

but a spokesman says they're going to come home. the helicopter crashed a few days ago. it's nighttime in hawaii right now and crews have to wait until it's light out to search the waters again. they've recovered debris from the helicopter, including part of the fuselage. it is still not clear exactly what caused that helicopter crash. yesterday, a maryland marine was laid to rest after being killed in mississippi in a military plane crash. the sergeant was buried at arlington national cemetery. he grew up in frederick and was a member of the special ops team. 16 people died in last month's crash. it's still under investigation. covering northern virginia now. the next time you stop to get cash, make sure to take a close look at the machine. five card skimming devices were found at atms at 7-eleven's across woodbridge this week. another heads up that something is wrong is if the

looks like it's been tampered with. we've posted the locations where the devices were found in the nbc washington app. this isn't only happening in woodbridge, either. last week a device was found in alexandria. d.c. sports are big. we have a lot of diehard fans in the area. which creates the best fan experience. according to a new survey, the caps take the top spot. they scored the highest in security, seating and leaving the game. other d.c. teams following the caps, the wizards. play in the same place. the nats, d.c. united and lastly the redskins. it was done by j.d. power. i posted a twitter poll on my page and the nats are in first place. >> we want to hear from you. which gives you the best fan experience. check out the twitter. >> the twitter. cheese plus bread plus tomato sauce, doesn't seem like the best recipe to lose weight

a guy in new jersey says he did just that while eating an entire dominos pizza every day. i can't believe this. these are some of his instagram photos. he ate dominos every day for a year. this is how he looks today. i'm still confused by this. this is not pizza bod. there has to be a catch here. >> pizza bod. brian northrup did a lot of working out, went to the doctor to check on his blood sugar and cholesterol. so maybe. if you have the pizza and then immediately you're in the gym or if you're eating the pizza while in the gym. >> fyi, this isn't a weight loss transformation. he lost five pounds during the course of the year. >> and he worked out a lot. >> can i just say, if you eat anything and you work out like a maniac, you can have that body. >> try that with chocolate cake. eat that every day for a y

>> and then you do your -- >> it's all about counting ris calories. we're counting down to the solar eclipse. watch this fancy graphic. i don't know if you've seen it. >> i didn't make it. there's a disclaimer. the eclipse begins at 1:17 p.m. mo monday. that's when it starts. 2:42, this will be the maximum time. only lasting for a couple minutes. 82% eclipse through the area. watch it during the peak. this is when we're going to see the full effect of it. if you're going to be out there for three hours watching the whole thing, have the right sunglasses -- you know the eclipse glasses. you can find out more on the nbc washington app and on our website. the weather outlook, mostly dry for your commute. k.d. day. hot and humid. maybe take a small umbrella with you. we're looking at the

headed to the pool. if you're grilling out, chance of a shower. we have showers around right now. but not everybody. this is mostly in charles county towards calvert county. mechanicsville seeing moderate rain pretty soon and headed to calvert county. temperatures are warm. 78 annapolis. 77 in the district. 72 in clinton and leesburg. 64 winchester. this is future weather. through lunchtime, we'll start to see showers flare up across the area. then into this evening, the models trying to show more showers and storms. higher chance as we go into friday afternoon with thunderstorms in the forecast. if you're exercising outside today, hot and humid. again, we have the chance of rain in the forecast there. make sure you stay updated on that throughout the afternoon. storm here tomorrow. the weekend looks good. look at monday. clear skies for the eclipse. let's check the roadways on this thursday morning. good morning, jack. >> good morning, sheena. at loudoun

loudoun county was closed down in both directions at cider mill road. west of hillsborough. rock creek parkway to the kennedy center should be in the wrap-up stages. they work down there until 6:00 or 6:10. traffic gets by one direction. rail riders on the orange line, expect residual delays to vienna. chopper 4 is flying south on the baltimore washington parkway near 198. so far early -- that's nice. no delays whatsoever. aaron, eun, back to you. thank you, jack. a lot of people think it's a castle. i did growing up driving on the beltway. this is actually the mormon temple you see from the inner loop of the beltway. it is a stunning image. >> it is. >> this is video from the temple's iconic christmas lights displayment for the first time in 50 years, you'll get a chance to see what the inside looks like. it will undergo renovations next year. once that's

will open the doors for the first time so others can tour the temple. they'll hold a rededication ceremony also. good morning. i'm contessa brewer at cnbc headquarters. uber testing a new feature to give drivers more of a say where they pick up and drop off passengers. the drop off area filter will allow drivers to choose certain geographic locations where they would prefer to stay. uber would filter out any trip requests that don't end within that area. uber won't say where it's testing that feature but it's popped up in boston and toronto. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm contessa brewer. >> contessa, thank you. the chance to drink a freshly brewed pint of guinness is one step closer to reality. hooray beer lovers. we've been telling you about the plans to open the u.s.'s only guinness brewery up 95. now it's

license. the $50 million project won't be too far from bwi marshall once it's complete. it will be based off a brewery in dublin which serves as a test kitchen for projects it's not clear when it will be open for business. guinness lovers talk about it being a meal. apparently in ireland they gave to to kids because it was so fortifying. that's what i hear. >> makes sense. more than 300,000 people are expected to visit this each year. we'll keep an eye on that for sure. next at 6:00 a.m., countdown to the eclipse. we're all excited about this and working for you to separate the facts from fiction. >> eye protection is a big deal during the eclipse. we're clearing up the myths about safety and we each have tips for pet owners. >> reporter: debate on the future of confederate memorials in virginia continues as the governor weighs in. a live report coming

tearing down history. more calls to remove confederate statues. the change you could see in your neighborhood. vandals target secretary ben carson, the only african-american member of president trump's cabinet. he speaks out about race

everybody, in seat pleasant, pg county, maryland, d.c. virginia, rob and ryan with me. feels good. >> shout them out. he's our hometown nba superstar. let's get hyped. it's k.d. day. we have to return the love. >> right back to him. >> i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. we have live coverage of k.d. day. it's going to be fun. we have justin finch and somara theodore live in seat pleasant. >> first we warrant to get to the forecast. chuck bell and sheena parveen on the weather deck in the stickiness. >> it is sticky. it's buggy. i think i got at least three mosquito bites this morning. >> i won't say it's a lot of mosquito bites but she's getting lightheaded from blood