transportation center in upper darby. one passenger said people went flying into the walls when the trains hit and there was blood everywhere. 42 people were hurt. septa operates both trains. when they were experiencing issues before the crash, though septa officials have not confirmed that. the navy is stepping up the search for ten missing sailors. divers have been deployed. they will access some of the flooded rooms on the u.s.s. john mccain and conduct a damage assessment. the sailors went missing after the ship collided with an oil tanker. mean while, the top admiral ordered the entire 7th fleet in the pacific to stop operations for one day to make sure they're running ships safely. the search for the five missing soldiers off the coast of hawaii has been called off. they went missing last week after a helicopter they were in vanished during a

admiral vincent atkins says the decision to call off the search without finding survivors was extremely difficult. protesters chanting, blood on your hands at last night's city council meeting in charlottesville. this is a little more than a week after a rally and protest left one woman ted. protesters shouted down council members. the removal and the relocation of the robert e. lee statue. three protesters were charged with disorderly conduct. we continue to follow the horrific killings of three girls stabbed to death in clinton. our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins says you could feel the anger during the suspect's first hearing and you could also see it in a group

attacked our photographer outside of court. >> get the camera out of our [ bleep ] face. >> before the confrontation, a judge ordered a mental evaluation for the suspects. williams repeatedly yelled out during his hearing. the state's attorney's office is not convicted. >> we're not aware of any mental health issue that he has. the judge today ordered a competency hearing to determine that. it is our expectation that he will be found to be competent competent sfwliefrmts williams admitted to stabbing his of-year-old sister and two cousins to death. the mother found the bodies at a family home in clinton. 4:32 right now. more than two months after a maryland man was murdered, his family is finally getting answers. prince george's county police arrested two men forp

and killing him back in june. here's a look at the suspects, jarrett and jerrell jackson. the two men had ongoing dispute before the shooting. they were charged with first degree murder. today, families at the lynn hill condominiums in temple hills worry they could end up homeless. they may be forced to vacate if the building doesn't pass inspection later today. last week the fire department declared the building unsafe. the department said it doesn't have working fire alarms or extinguishers. residents were forced to leave last year after the condo association failed to pay bills and the power company shut off the lights. residents would have 24 hours to vacate the building. it looks like the purple line is back on track this morning. maryland governor hogan is expected to sign a federal funding agreement for that soon. the new agreement would free up $325 million federal dollars, already appropriated and a total of 900 million over the life of the funding

the 16-mile purple line would connect the two areas. total cost about $2 billion. they estimated a potential opening2022. the excitement over the eclipse is still lingering. so cool. >> if you didn't get a chance to see yesterday's impressive event in the sky, we want to show you what totality looks like. take a look at this time lapse video in clemson, south carolina. about 2 1/2 minutes. people got to witness the total solar eclipse. each our experienced meteorologists were excited like everybody else in the crowd. listen to in. >> oh, man, this is so cool! >> science rules! >> oh, we got it. oh, my god. oh, my god, that is the coolest thing i've ever seen. that is the coolest thing'v

ever seen. >> amazing. >> nothing like hearing doug and chuck geeking out. science rules as chuck said. no matter how old you are, seeing something like that really made you feel like a kid again. we were all staring in the sky, neck cramping. >> actually about president trump that went viral. he and the first lady watched it from the truman balcony. but more than once the president took off the protective glasses and actually stared directly at the sun. lit up social media, as you might expect with memes almost immediately. scientists warned you not to stare at the sunday because it could cause cornea damage >> hard to do. when someone tells you not to do something. you go that way. we'll be checking with the national weather service on a possible tornado in southern maryland again. this is video you see from charms county along the route

clements. in the video, you can see that large cloud mass that's a funnel cloud on the ground. this morning, we're hearing the area had a lot of damage. no reports about anybody getting hurt. if confirmed, this would be the third tornado to hit maryland in months. we want to get another check on weather and traffic now. >> rob stallworth in for melissa on maternity leave. we'll check in with him in a second. we start with sheena parveen with a weather alert day. very little to no rain relief today. normally on a hot, humid day like today, we see pop-up storms. i would suggest you stay in the ac or in the shade. stay hydrated. 72 frederick, 77 in quantico. 74 degrees in clinton. as we go through the day, the temperatures are really going to rise. we'll be near 90 degrees by lunchtime. il

degrees. coming up, i'll show you how hot it will feel through the afternoon. we have a nice cooldown coming ahead. let's check your roads on this tuesday morning commute from wtop. hey, rob. >> hey sheena, what's happening. folks, if you're headed out the door, 95 northbound at lorton. the right side is blocked with a crash there. response, as you can see, on scene. in the district, northbound and southbound rock creek parkway at the kennedy center. traffic is alternating there. if you're traveling in maryland on route 50 in the westbound direction, two left lanes gets you by the work zone. from the traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> rob, thank you. it's not really something you'd wan to smell around dinnertime. >> or ever. >> shower time. whatever. we're talking about the beloved corpse flower. >> that thing. >> the

flowers right here in d.c. has started blooming. so there's one more of those ridiculously stinky blossoms still waiting to go. can you believe it? this is all happening at the u.s. botanic garden. take a look at it. >> first flower bloomed late on saturday night apparently. >> people describe it, we understand it's rotting flesh or meat. then diapers and garlic and fish just for added measure. someone else said it smells like hot trash. >> or hot death. >> gross. it is 4:38 right now. new controversy in the nfl. the protests from players that's the biggest yet on the field and the season hasn't started yet. developing right now, rescues in italy. the devastation from an

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it's a scene that may become more common on the football field this season. >> a group of cleveland browns took a knee during the national anthem before last night's preseason game against the giants. >> 11 players in total that took a knee last night. then the group knelt behind the cleveland bench. several other players stood nearby and put their hand on a kneeling teammates shoulder in support. they prefer players not participate in such protests, but they respect the freedom to demonstrate. you are going to feel the heat on the storm team 4 weather alert day, sheena. >> yes, you will. especially if you're waiting at the bus stop. if you're about to leave soon or the next few hours, once the sun comes up, temperatures will start to rise. by the afternoon, feeling like triple digits. that's why we have a w

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in a speech to the nation, president trump laid out his path to winning the afghanistan war. >> while it was ripe on details, the president -- light on details, the president was clear about the goals. >> we will not dictate to the afghan people how to live or gofrp their own complex society. we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> edward lawrence is live on capitol hill now. edward, what is the main component of this new strategy? >> eun, you heard we're not going to be nation building. the president wants to find an honorable and enduring end to this conflict. he's going to commit more soldiers and resources to it. he didn't commit on how much. we should see an expansion of our role in afghanistan in order for the president -- in his words, find a way out of the afghanistan

and vice president will hold a rally tonight in phoenix, arizona. what should we expect? >> we should see the level of violence much the president has been at odds with both of the republican senators there. senator john mccain a deciding no vote on the health care bill that the president supported and senator jeff blake, somebody who the president wept back and forth with on twitter. we should look and see what protesters, counter protesters there may be and the mayor of phoenix asked the president not to come because it would inflame emotion after the violence in charlottesville. >> edward lawrence, live on capitol hill. the agency director says it's nearing the spending limit for the agents protecting the president's family. he says the size of the family and their travel contributes to what he calls unprecedented costs. 1,000 agents have hit their

the director is working to increase the pay caps. the money crunch can't be blamed on one administration. for people headed to work on beach drive in d.c. spotted an obscene message on a road sign. it was supposed to read bingham drive closed. people who spotted the sign called police and it was taken off by 9:00 a.m. a judge in ohio is recovering this morning after he was ambushed outside of the courthouse. the judge was shot yesterday morning as he was arriving to work. we're told the suspect is the father of a high school football player who was convicted of rape in 2013. police have not determined whether that case was related to the shooting. the judge and a nearby probation officer both shot at the suspect. it's not clear which bullets actually hit him. the community gathered for a vigil to pray for the

shooting. 75 years, that is the sentence handed to a former school aide now convicted of sex crimes against children. that won't be the end of it. prosecutors claim that he'll be in court again next month. they say he need to be accountable to the local council. he pled guilty to abusing at least 20 students where he worked. he's one of several school employees arrested for abusing chirp. we investigated who is and is not required to be licensed. some are push r for more oversight in all of those who work around children. this is not the type of abduction story we're used to hearing. a 13-year-old is charged with trying to abduct a 36-year-old woman. prince william county police say the teen grabbed a woman as she was walking her dog on elm farm road in woodbridge f the

on his bike on saturday. he grabbed her and tried to drag her into the street. the woman screamed and the boy ran off. police eventually found a suspect but are not identifying him because he is a minor. a first of its kind interchange will be dedicated today in hay market. it's where route 15 meets i-66. northern virginia's first die verging diamond interchange. what does that mean? instead of looping vehicles off of route 15 on to 56 via cloverleaves. the traffic now moves to the left. staying to the left makes driving -- >> i hope so. i hope it's not too confusing to figure out. >> i've done it. >> you have? >> be warned. >> many drivers in our area know all too well what it's like to deal with crazy traffic but there could be a new way around for some people. our new partners report

jams in virginia. we're talking about route 28, the area near bull run, the fairfax county line through manassas and prince william county. options for an extension appeared promising. it would fit in the other route 28 widening project to south. any positive changes to traffic are welcome. try to get it out. today, sheena, is one of our favorite panda's birthdays. >> you knew about this. >> it's bey bey. alarm went off this morning. should have heard the fanfare in my bedroom this morning. >> is that why you brought -- >> bey bey is turning 2 years old today. >> oh, little boys. >> terrible twos for a panda. it's a bear. not sure

has planned yet, but we can predict it will include bamboo possibly. bey bey is the youngest giant panda cub at the national zoo. his older sister was moved to china earlier this year. her fourth birthday is tomorrow. >> we'll never forget our baby girl. sometimes they make the ice cake with the food inside. no chance. >> can pass for twins, too. bow bow and bey bey. >> i feel like they can. >> bow bow is a little bigger. >> oh. >> a good mother can tell her children apart. >> i would imagine out of anyone, eun would be the one person in this universe who would tell the pandas apart. i am sure she has the markings down pat. ice cake probably going to melt today. feeling like 100 to 103 degr

stay hydrated and in the shade. we have great news ahead. this is going to be our last day. feeling like triple digits for a while. cold front moves through tomorrow. we're going to have a huge cooldown. temperatures only reaching around 80 degrees for several days in a row and the humidity is going to be low. i'll show you that in a second. right now 75 degrees in washington. 74 in clinton. nice and dry on the radar. if you're grilling out today, look at the temperatures. mid-90s through the afternoon. feeling around 103 degrees in some spots. here's future weather. very hot today. and then we get a cold front in the morning. not a lot of moisture with it. could see a few showers. the big area of high pressure moves in from canada. this is significant. it's so far north. it's going to pull down the cooler, drier canadian air. look at these numbers. only around 80 thursday. through next thursday, wow, that's a nice long dry stretch. feeling very nice. theor

stallworth and wtop. good morning, rob. >> good morning to you all. getting ready to head out on the roadways, the beltway looks pretty smooth. no problems in virginia or in maryland. if you're traveling at this point on northbound 95 in virginia, though, the crash near lorton, ex sit 163 has been moved to the side of the road. let's take you to maryland on route 4. this is northbound before route 301. got a crash involving possibly an overturned near route 3, 301 there. watch for a response as it heads to the scene. live from wtop traffic center, i'm rob stallworth. back to you. >> rob, thank you. the police tight on the tail and close calls with drivers. a dangerous high-speed chase and the wild ending you have to see to believe. students and teachers are heading back to class. but many without a key resource.

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this cannot be good. traffic ahead of him. he slams into that car. goes a kroos tcross the dirt. he loses control. he rolls it. >> two people in police custody but lucky to be alive after this crazy high-speed chase. it happened in orange county,

it started when the officers identified the vehicle as stolen. the driver reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour as he weaved through traffic on the highway. the car finally crashed and rolled several times before a dramatic stop. the two people inside the car tried to run and hide before they were caught. here's another reason to check your credit card statement closely. according to a new statement by credit cards.com one in three americans is enrolled in an auto pay program and doresn't know i. some have forgotten to charge before being charged with a renewal fee. teachers are heading back to school as you know. a new report found schools around the yar are in desperate need of substitute teachers. scott macfarlane explains what's causing the shortage. >> reporter: when the buses roll out, the new school year begins

teachers according to a review of human resource records by the i-team. this problem spiked before summer break. in prince george's county, they operated with fewer than they needed each day. 2016 and 2017. in montgomery and frederick county, we found continual shortfalls. in some cases on the first day of classes during semesters. in fairfax, an elementary school newsletter says the problem was so severe, some teachers were asked to cover two classes at once. >> not enough people doing their jobs. >> not enough want to do it. >> correct. >> this week's school district, they're trying to recruit subs for the new school year. how does this impact your child's classes, their grades and the issues that transcend all issues in the area. part of our investigation tonight beginning on news 4 at 6:00. for now, scott macfarlane. one of the toughest jobs out there. >> need all the support they can get.

right now at 5:00 a.m. we begin with a storm team 4 weather alert right now at 5:00 a.m. it's still early but the heat is here. a warning about the triple digit temperatures. the feel-like temperature we could see today. a night of tension and change. congestion solution. a new way to ease traffic on one of the area's busiest roads. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. the kind of day you need the extra water, maybe short sleeves. the portable fan you can carry around. you can feel the heat as soon as you walk out the door. >> sheena parveen is here with the forecast. check in on the