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temperatures will be rising pretty quickly. by 8:00 a.m., about the mid to upper 70s. look at this. already ime we should be close to 90 degrees when you factor in the humidity. it's going to feel close to 100. here's what you need to wear where you walk outside this morning. >> i bare them into work. melissa wears them into work. you need flip-flops today. it will be a hot onk we'll tbout what it's going to feel like through the afternoon, and we'll finallyin e ra relief where are. >> crash there on the shoulders this trning. the rf the beltway, no problems. everything is nice and clooer. top of the beltway re, we're talking about 95, 29, bw barkway
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there into town af out town through maryland, you're fine. northbound and southbound here right now. today it is going to be another really hot day. when hear it every year the weather becomes hotter, but it is worth repeating. >> they want to be outside. a lot of us want toet outside for a bike ride or run as well. all of us are going to have to be careful today and tomorrow. we have these tips to help you heat. the first thing you want to do is wear your light and loose clothing today. that's going to help you breathe
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a bit out here a well. avoid the alcohol and caffeine if you are going to beoutside. that tip from the experts there. wear that sucreen. the spf of 30 or more.wo reapply every hours. it's also a good idea to avoid those hot and heavy meals. j that willt weigh you down in these very warm temperatures. so people are going to have a harder time beating this heat. they work outside so we ask dr. bert of george washington university what he says you should do. o that appliesyou. take a listen. y if are working outside every 45 minutes to an hour or so, get into a cool place. cool down. of course, keep yourself hydrated. good tips there. take a braelk. stay hydrated. also bear in mind, the air quality is not going tbe as
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good today. given that the elderly, those b withathing problems may want to take breaks. especially in conditions like this. we are live for the tidal basin, i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you. >> important reminders. justin, thank you. 95:03. we're following breaking news from japan this morning. >> angie at the life live dechk with details on an earthquake there. angie. >> mores ima aaron and eun as we get our first look or another look at what this powerful quake did to the roadways. this was the 6.1 magnitude quakes. huge krak craters, cracks in the road busting a lot of pipes. the earthquake hit inland in the city of osaka. this is in the western part of japan. a very, very bustling of this country. train service also halted kbhiel passengers were actually still on board. many of them, we're told, had to walk along the track in order to get home to where they needed to
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go. all in all this was a deadly e. qu we know a young child, a 9-year-old girl and two men were killed from falling debris. it also caused a number of fires to break out and more than 200 people were injured, were hurt. now back to you. >> angie, thank you.it 5:04 now. we're following two developing stories. first a trend where police say gang fights led to a wild shoot-out early yesterday morning. cell phone video cchtured the s as police tried to help the victims. about ,000 people were at the fundraiser when the gunfire started. more than 20 were injured. investigators say one of the
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suspected gunmen was shot and killed by police. another suspect was injured. in washington state a carjacking suspect was dead after being shot by a man he was trying to rob. the gunman shot a man and a 16-year-old girl before trying to steal another vehicle in a wall mart parkinglot. the owner of that car shot the suspect. we're told the teen wil survive. the male victim remains in critical condition. it went down the way so many in this case do. two women were inside t sitting room. they were trying on different
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clothes. the guy allegedly takes his cele phone, ss it up under thes door and sta to try to record them. it happened sunday right here, sund afternoon, right here at the forever 21 on 1 1th and street. basically the prolice were on te scene almost immediately. they were able to arrest thema he has been charged with a misdemeanor charge of voirism. ironically, though, this case, although it is very it is not all that unusual. forever 21, for whatever reason, has become a magnet for these kinds of crimes. last year alone, there were men arrested at syracuse, orlando, washington.f all of forever it 1. all the same kind of thing. life in downtown d.c. chris lawrence. >> it'sup setting because we know young people shop at that
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store too.t ust young women. tomorrow d.c. voters will decide whether tiptd restaurant workers should make the minimum hge. >> you maye seen the signs in rest raupts and bars around town. both for and against initiative 77. the measure would boost base pay to $15 an hour. it could lead to fewer hours and less money for workers down the road are what credi i objects say. >> customers see an increase in prices. sticker sthok is going to set in. they are not seeing any wage increases. they're going to liable to not tip as much as they were before. >> don't bescared. i know your, bosses have been telling u that you're going tolo your job and tips. thun of in a that is true, and the data ise there to pr. >> now, seven statses have similar laws. we have more on other issues on the ball on the primary in the nbc washington a.m. 5:08 right now.
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the immigration cries is parking rout yaj across the country. now whe first lady ghing in, where melania trump's office released a statennt saying part it mrs. trump hates to see children celebrated from their families she believes we need to be a country that follows allahs, but also a country that governs in heart. there is all in response to the trump traigs's zero tolerance policy which requires dpaults crossing the border illegal to bearrested. thousands of children have been separated from their parents who are accused of violating immigration law. one of the president's topvi adsors ek qchoed the first ladys softer tone this weekend. >>ssist a mother, as a catholic, as somebody who has a, conscience i will tell you nobody likes this policy. u saw the president on cames. he wants t to end. >> the house is expecd to vote on two immigration measures this week. more on what's up for debate ahead at >>4:45. five people are dead following a chase with border patrol agents in texas.
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14 were inside this suv. you see the damage after the car flipped several times. 12 people were thrown out. the suv was going 100 miles per hour when he lost control. authorities say the driver was smuggling people who had just crossed the boarder. we'red the driver who is as. u. citizen is familiar to law enforcement. >> obviouslye wasn't smuggling any people at that time. we think he was either here to pick up some or scouting. nine people survived the crash. a long-time ally of president trump is now being investigated by special counsel robert mueller. roger sto apparently had a meeting with a russian figure in may of 2016. that person wanted $2 million in exchange for dirt on hillary clinton. that meeting was not disclosed
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until now. ste says he rejected the over and he bieves the man was an fbi informant trying to set him up. happening today, rapper meek mi returns to court in philadelphia. it's reported a judge is set to decide whether hehould get a new trial on gun and drug charges that date back ten ars. the rapper was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violatinobation, but was released in april. an in patient doctor made a scary trip to the e.u.r. whole lot worse for a california family. this morning the hospital isol izing since the doctor was caught on camera grabbing and mocking a patients. >> don't tell me you can't move. sit up. >> pick my head up? >> sit up. >> i can' >> sit up. >> now, the patient's father recorded this video.-y the r-old patient collapsed after basketball practice and was rushed to the hospitalek last waited ly says they
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three hours and when she showed up she had a security guard. >> i knew it was going to best e. >> you have changed your story every [ bleep ] time. >> whoa. >> yeah. that's how pissed often you have gotten me, okay? >> now, the family is considering feeling ala uit. the hospital says that doctor no longer works in the emergency om. pledges of love in the district. hundreds of couplesith 33,000 years of marriage between them, that's a lot of "i oudo's," know, for years to go. they renewed their vow. donald pride over a special mass in northeast yesterday. this jubilee celebration honored kmds bho enjoy 25 to 75 years of wedded bliss. >>his jubilee is a celebration of enduring human love.
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we'r all here, are we not, bearing testimony to the beauty e challenge, the wonder of love. >> 75 years. that's loofr wonder too. the couples are from perishes d. from here in and maryland. so wonderful to celebrate love. coming up, getting your finances in order. >> it's a goal for millions of americans. we're showing you where to start. plus, under investigation. are americans charter schools unfairly keeping children of color out of the clats room. up in smokes e smoke. an art school in lasgow turns into a raging inferno, all wle cameras are rolling. sheena, how about weather? as wes warm and humid start off this monday. later this afternoon, hot and humid. look at your wake-up weather by 8:00 near 80 degrees. by 9:00 a.m. we're already reaching that 81 glow mar and humid. today we're talking about temperatures that could be fes.ing close to triple dig i'll show you the numbers and
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zplierngs a high-rise feo in scott land. a massive fire ripped through a building at the glasgow school of arts over the weekend. take a look at those flames. my goodness. it's the second timebu this ding has caught fire in four years. no bun was hurt. just a massive fire there. well this morning a stunning report on chartser schools in the united states. >> the idea behind charter schools is o give student living in disadvantaged areas a leg up, but a new report says hundreds of schools are keeping those children's outs. a joint investigation foundad me than 7een charter schools across the country have student dies that are whiterhan any
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of the traditional public schools in the same district. this is a public school using public funding. by its vy desig will not serve most of its community. another major issue is transportation. charter school are not always required to provide bussing in areas with no public transportation. thatan mean no access. zbreefrmgts getting a good night's sleep is critical to everyone's health, but apparently to your child's health. research from the journalou pediatrics a lack of shut-eye in adolescents leads to the likelihood of high every heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity. set a consistent bedtime, and no screens in the bedroom. >> sleep is us judge as portant as nutrition and physical activity in predicting our cardiovascular health. doctors recommend eight to nine hou of sleep for children depending on their age.
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>> they want to go to bed at midnight. i can sleep until 9:00 a.m. no, no, no, no. you need to wake up early and get your day started. it's now 5:18. keeping your financial information stored in your phone cod be the reason you'reot paying off your debt. a certified financial planner says everyone but especially young people should put down the phone and pick up a rpeb. yoember what those are? the writing utensils. well, he suggests managing a budget the old-fashioned way by writing it down.de that inclu a detailed ris of the money coming into and going out of your accoun blake it's the go ahead yd that you see the mey coming out, and you are supposed to see more money. >> are we supposed to put it on our frig so we see it although time. >> i have a legal padhat i write down every month. i write down all my bills and w
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how much ather it's due and all that sort of stuff. >> i have a notepad on my phone that i also use. i guess i h to write it down. this is why i keep asking him for loans. i keep asking aaron for loans. >> is aaron charging you interest? >> yes. i charged me extra. you know? it this afternoon we're going to be feeling like 100 degrees. it was hot over the weekend. saturday was really nice. yesterday was hotter and more humid. today we're still going to be hot and humid. with all this heat in place and this kind of stagnant air pattern tha we ve, we have an air qualityalert. you don't want to be outside foi long periods o today with that. we have new record highs in the forecast, but we will be dry until later in the day tomorrow. 68 manassas.
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a warm humid start this morning. there is that poor air quality advisory. it's that air quality alert out of all the counties shaded in gray. just keep that in mind as we go through the day. if you are exercising outside, i would say early or later today. kbig area of high pressure to our south and east. high temperatures moving in witn thestent south wind. as we go through the day, we'll rise to near the 0 degrees. by lunchtime dry and humid. by 5:00 p.m., feeling near 100 degrees. you need to find shade. have the spf with you. keep in mind that the sun angle way higher now. you will be getting a burn in about 15 minutes or so. temperatures could be near record highs in some spots as we go through the afternoon. we'll be watching that, but tomorrow we have rain relief in the afternoon.
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>> we have no problems on the beltway. if are y headed out, there i a good time to leave. taking a look. 270 at the spur. s you't of looking north there this morning. southbound lanes rolling along wrus is judge fine. 66 of. 95 he in virginia. no problems either way there. into town or out of town.ri throughe george's county as well, looking good. this is 210. pennsylvania avenue. everything nice and green right now. aron. >> melissa, thankyou. it's 5:21 now. still ahead, fighting back. how you can keep your property clear of mosquitoes this summer. and oetails that rare warning from disney. one scene in "incredibles 2" may make some people sick. stay with us. stay with us. b'll be right
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well, it's hot outside. it's humid outside right no that means greater chances of mosquito and tick bites. how fairfax count is keeping an eye on those pesky mosquitoes as well as ways to protect yourself and your family. >> doesn't look like much to us, but to them this looks like dinner time. >> that's one of some 70 unsquitoes traps set across fairfax .
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>> a lot of folks are breeding eaeir own mosquitoes without evenzing it. >> those breeding grounds may be closer than you >> have any standing water near you? well, it's got to go. experts say nmatter ifou have to drain it, toss it, or tip it, it just can't stick aroundit they say moss only need seven days to grow, hatch n a whol crop of bugs that just might come after you. >> make sure they don't have any ticks attachedywhere. >> if you -- >> use fine-tipped tweezers and grab the close to the skin as ssible almost 200 lime cases
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were reported last year. stay safe outside. the county recommends you use bug repellant with these key ingredients. >> deet, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or ir 3535 are all very effective in repellingto mosquies. >> i'm justin finch, news 4. yeah mosquitoes, they love the humid u humidity. we know that. today we have it in the forecast. i'll show our next chance for rain relief coming up. plus,ew this morning. meghan markle's father breaks his silence in an exclusive interview. ahead at 5:30, hear his regre t abou royal wedding. and whorld cup fever. if youe n watching, you'll want to hear about this.
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from here, folks.ll we actually were down a degree the last hour, but it will go up after that. good morning, everybody. i'm a >> i'm eun yang. we want to make sure you are prepared for the monday ahead. t not most schools are out rrks you can get relief on the road. melissa why is in your first 4 traffic where. >> sheena with the forecast before justin joins us with tips for staying cool in he's hot summer days. >> a little hotter than yesterday. it's 69,es du right now 77 degrees. annapolis. 72 in a very warm zart. here's what's happening through the day. don't expect any rain relief by lunchtime. by about 4:00 p.m. we should be
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topping out at 49 degrs. feels like close to 100 when you factor in the humidity. we should be around the low 9 0z by 7:00 p.m. sit's going toy very hot outside where, here's what you need to wear before you walk out the door. spf 30 or higher. a hat and sunglasses, short sleeves. if you can get away with it, the flip-flops. we all dot around here. least on you are on way in to work. see what the forecast holds for the rest of the week with rain relief finally. let's go over to melissa to see how the roads are looking. od morning. >> good morning. taking a look right now. brand new problem here.el green southbound bw parkway before 193, kbreen belt road cere. have ash just reported. try and get? eyes on this one. >> 270 at the spur northbound southbound looking pretty good as well there, and gr nn 66 ise and clear. 95 here starting to get a little bit slow now that it is 5:30.
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as you n are headingthbound there, woodbridge southbound through that area,ation slow as well. just the volume a this point. aaron. >> all right, melissa. thank you. 5:32 now. we're following breaking news on a powerful and dpedly earthquake. you can see that 6.1 magnitude quake shaking everything inside this building here. more than 200 people were hurt. aamily ofour was forced out of their home because of this fire in sver spring. neighbors called 911 and alerted the family inside the home that was on fire last night. 65 montgomery county firefighters rushed to the house on vies mill village. asfl you can seees were shooting out of the roof. the fire caused $250,000n
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damages. one firefighter had minor injuries.mo gomery county fire officials say the cause is likely electric electrical. 5:33. our team coverage of the heat continues. >> we're working for yh some tips on how to stay safe in the summer months. news 4 justin fifrmg is liv now with some tip on how to beat the heat. justin. >> aaron, good morning. right now it's not too bad outside, but we know in just am er of hours it's going to be a lot hotter. a lot of heat, a lot of humidity, a lot of what you don't want to do is overdo it in conditions like this. we have these tips to help keep you cool from the cdc. they want you to sta inside to stay cool. you know, you take those breaks in the heat, and that's a great place to go where those air conditioners, for tho fans are going to be to cool off. they're also asking that you watch your forecast as you schedule eves to go out the y. news 4, of course, tracking the hottest points of the day which
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will be lat today, that's when you don't want to have an outdoor event. thescreen will be critical today. spf of 30 or more isd. recommen reapplying every two hours. you also want to make sure you maintain plenty of fluids in your system. you don't wan to dryut on a hot day like today. in fact, doctorsay hydration as we enter these next two days of warm weather is going to be critical. >> obviously liquor causes you to lose fluid through the kidneys, as does ffee. caffei makes you urine ate more and consequently you geten more out o than in. something without caffeine and something without alcohol that's got a little bit of sugar and a little bit of salt. it's perfect. if you feel yourself feeling unea right now as it gets
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warmer today, go inside, cool it down, take a break. assess yourself. then go forward. it's easy to underestimate your degrees of being ableo ar these kind of temperatures as we get into the high 90s. back to you. >> bustin finch live for usy the tidal basin. justin, thank you. chaos caught on cell phone video in trenton, in j new jersey. police say fights between gang members led to a shoot-out at a packed arts festival early sunday morning. about 1,000 people were there when the gunfire stdeted. witnesseribe the frantic moments they realized what was happening. >> it about ten shots rge out, and everybody froze for a second or two, anddy then everybo started running. >> one othe suspect gunmen was killed, and the other is in the hospital, and ill be raed once he is released. it's now 5:35. anot headlines on the west coast.
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>> the suspect shot two feel and stole a car in the -- the driver in the store pashing lot shot and killed the suspe when he tried to steal his car. the driver is not expected to face charges. predent trump facing backlash for his administration's zero tolerance immigration policy.sa ths of children have been separated from their parents at the border. the issue has lawmakers on both sides of the aisle speaking out. more on what they're calling for coming up in about ten minutes. aha man faceses for secretly filming women inside forever 21 this weekend. akorgd to d.c. police lawrence thorman stuck his cell phone underneath a dressing room door at the he was recording women as they were undressing. news 4 chris lawrence will have more on thistory in a live report coming up. i is 5:37 right now. new this morning, the father of
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just how epic world cup soccer is around the world. it's crazy. >> by recess heating up. you'll wanthao find that if you are exercising today. it's best to get out early because around 90 by lunchtime, and by 4:00 p.m., we could be feeling near w 100 degren you factor in the humidity. i'll show you the officnl afternoo forecast. plus, we're going to see rain relief coming up. plus, brand new problem here on bw parkway causing
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including some warnings for your pets that you'll want to hear before you take the dog out for a walca or a i saw a catn a leash this weekend. >> no, you didn't. that's weird. one side i saw a ferret on a leash. it scared me. >> sheena will be with us in a minute with all that. >> it's now 5:46. democrats are headed to the border today as outrage grows over scenes like this wrun, tracie potts i breaking it down for us. >> the president says it's the ats' fault. it's their bad policy, bad legislation that led to this. it is the zero tolerance policy that went into effect in april that led torl n 2,000 students, children, now bei
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separated from their mothers and fathers wn they cross the border. the administration says had they notly illegrossed the border, they wouldn't be separated from their children and that sending the kids to jail with theirus parents is not an alternative. putting them in a facility is really all they can do once people decide to illegally cross the border. now the president is goingo sit downd talk about this with republicans. he is headed t capitol hill tomorr tomorrow. >> we're hearing from -- >> melania trump says that she hates seeing these children separated. we need to follow the law, but we nerd to g with heart. then in a scathing op ed laura bush says that this is something that is cruel, that is immoral, and that it needs to be
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>> all right, tracie potts covering the goings on here in washington on the hill this week. tracie, thank you. this morning a family is anning two funerals after their loved ones did not make it home from aoang trip. the brothers lived in silver spring. maryland natural resources police found their empty boat turning in circle says near cobb island in charles county saturday night. they say 18 people have died just in the last 12 months. a man is facing charges for secretly filming women inside popular clothing store dressing room. >> news 4's chris lawrence is breaking down how this all unfolded. he joins us live from the forever 21 in dowown washington. chris. >> well, eun, this went down the anway so of these cases
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seemed to unfold. two womenere in thehanging room. guy were trying to -- the addingly takes a cell phone, slides it up underneath the door and tes to record them. in this case they got themic pretty y. the police were right on the scene. they arrested the man. they say his name s lawrence foreman, a d.c. man. there's no education that -at e got out. changing.o women the guy was putting his cell phone inside the door. it's not allhat unusual. just last year we saw almost this kbkt same case of men arrested in forever 21 stores outside tacoma, washington, orlando, syracuse. live in downtown d.c., chris lawrence, news 4. back to you. chris, thank you. 5:50 right now. you know what, we're not the only oneso who have deal with
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the heat these days. we can't forget about our pets either. >> no, sheena joins us now with advice on how to keep your pets safe from the summer heat. >> yes, you know they're getting hot out there. they have some fur coats on. yes. you have to really pay attention. i spoke with the chief medical officer, and he gave some advhae on to look out for with yourpets. >> excessive panting, drooling. they may become reallilet gic. you may see them vomit. sometimes they have diarrhea. they might collapse. things like that. those are signs of a true emergency. you need to get them in a veterinarian if you see that. >> yeah. rthink if your pet is collapsing, you'rlly not paying attention to them at all. you need to limit the time outside. make sure they have snd plenty of water. you don't want to leave them outside either. have the in the air conditioning. moye dog gets really hot. she starts slowing down. she starts -- when i see that, she pants too much, we go right back inside. i have seen dogs get way too exhausted, and the owner it's
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almost like they don't realize what's going on. you have to be aware of, you need to broet a little. near rn100 degrees this afn. if you are going to be out and about in the sun, well, i would say just find some shade, but you need the spf 30 or higher. you need the hat. our next rain chance is some rain leaf will be tomorrow, and then we have more rain as we go through next week. temperatures are in the 70s for part of the area. upper s right now. 68 degrees gaithersburg and frederick. 74, washington. 77 degrees in annapolis. 72, qauntico. here's the air quality alert for most of the area. now, this is going to go through the day today. you are considered -- or what we consider a sensitive iheividual with respiratory other ushz
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like has auto or the elderly. s this e in the 90 afternoon. as the kids are in school today's, the bus stop warm and humid. gok as we throughout the day. by recess want to find some shade. the sunshine will really with the heat up near 90 by the time you pick the kids up or by bus stop time when they g home. in the mid to low 90s by pickup ti make sure they hoid rate because the humidity will make it feel close to is00 degrees. t normal higs time of year is 85 degrees. today will be close to ten degrees above that. if we hit the 0 over the next two days, it will be a heat wave.e 245 wouldain relief for your tuesday. wednesday we have a slight for the ere, but weekend and into next week, rain chances stick around. temperatures in the 80s where, let's head over to melissa and see what's happening on the roads this morning. good morning, melissa. dloo good morning. chopper just got over this problem. this is a big day hw e
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southboundrkway before 1 approximate there. green belt road. take a look as chopper zooms out. you can see the delays. we're talking about a four-mile backup headed southbound right side of the road that's reocked. if youeaded northbound, you're fine. you can see that nice and clear here this morning.rg ia, 6 of inbound. 59, northbound. rolling along nicely. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. mo on this problem on bw parkway coming up. eun. >> melissa, says thank you. it's 5:53. new this morning for the fifth since the royal wedding, we're hearing from meghan markle's father. angie goff has been following the story sinceve tng to
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england for the royal wedding with more. what's going on? >> she's talk about a lot. thomas murphy revealed he watched hisdaughter's historic wegtdrom bed as he recovered from heart surgery. he said there were tears when you broke the news to meghan and hay that he couldn't come. >> they were disappointed, but they both said -- and meghan cried, i'm sure she did cry. they both said take care o yourself. we're really worried about you. >> speakg on british twigts markle admitted he was jealous of prince charles and that he ha wished it had been his hand holding his daughter's down the aisle. he was thrilled to her future father-in-law stepped in. the duchess's mother was the only family memberthere, and markle said it was a good decision not to invite other relati ws because meghald have offended those not on the list. while people are tuning in for the details of his take on the romance and all that, what's really starting to gain ground
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over in the u.k. and probably over here is that he said in a loose conversation with his future son-in-law markle was expressing that he was not f a of president trump and that m to giverry told trump a chance. we'll have more on that coming up later. now bk to you. >> angie, thank you. well, it seems likese comme. mom has to leave early for work or run to the store. dad has to make sure his daughter's hair is done. >> with some -- while some may hesitapp, many dads are sg up to the challenge this morning. molette green at a special evenn silver spring where fathers are getting some professional help when it comes to hair care. >> oh, yeah, definitely. this is a special kind of bond between a dad and a daughter. you know, sometimes that a little hairy when you are having to deal with the hair care of your daughter.
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we're here with one of the owners. because you have a special event coming up of this month, and you're passionate about hair care. especially preventing trauma, right? yes. >> i am definitely passionate about that. today wur are we're just going to get started. we have our little baby here. thsds awe workshop that will be taking place later on, and we'll tell you more abo that coming up in the 6:00 hour of news 4 today. stay with us. we've got re. >> you good? ay. >> also coming up ahead at 6:00 a.m. on news 4 today, tip wars. aea hted debate has fallen over d. h about to pay restaurant employees. why some say the final decision could chae how you dine out. plus, a mass shooting at a weekend artsl festiva sends dozens to the hospital. police may believe may have been
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zpliechlt just 6:00 anl. >> today is one of those days you don't want your air conditioning to be on the fritz because it is going to be a scorcher today. >> we're going to check on the forecast withn sheena just a moment. first, though, melissa has some breaking news that's go impact the commute today. melissa. >> taking a look right now. this is a first 4 traffic alert we're talking about. green belt chopp 4 ove southbound bw parkway before.
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green belt road, 19 this crash on the right side, we have that tow they're on the scene. right now it's a four-mile backup as you are headed southbou here this morning. northbound unaffected. southbound really has impacted.a 95 through same area, if you are living sometime stoon, it's really going to be your best idea right now. take a look at that. that is bw parkway, but 95, they are paralleling it. in a proirj problems ol i-95. >> as we take a look at the beway, all the other main routes into town and out of town actually look pretty good. we do have someissue, though in capital heights eastbound. marlboro pike a vehicle fire there. now, says sheena, speaking of fire, it feels a little fiery out there this morning, huh? , wait until the afternoon, melissa. you think it's warm now. wait until later today.
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