restaurants. plus -- >> a place to have fun in. someon just got killed, and it's really shocking. >> now we can't trust anybody around here. >> a playground becomes a crime scene. the murder investigation underway where children play. >> and a rough ride on one of the hottest days of the year. the glitch that left riders stranded high above six flags. zpliencht and a roller coaster of emotions for cap fans. from leading us to a championship to calling it quits. what's going on with former coach barry trotz? a week ago today we were preparing for ahi champio parade. now the stanley cup winning capt havesearch for a new head coach. ns still can't believe it. ut>> he is a free agent bad a two-year extension if you won the stanley cup, and now they're parting ways >> if you don't feel like you're being treated fairly, got to go.

we'll have more on the resignation and what the caps are saying about it in a few minutes for you. first, though, we want to taka look at the forecast. hot day yesterday. another hot day today. >> it looks hot, right? you can just see the haze out there. >> storm team 4 muceorologist and sheena are here to fill us in on what to expect in the day ahead. melissa is going to talk about the commute. >> good morning. it does certainly look hy and humid and it is. re're quite a bit warmer this morning than we yesterday, but some changes this afternoon. >> yes, indeed. ho ifully with a littlerease in some rain chances we'll start to get a decrease in the temppatures, but as you s out the door this morning, it is an ugly shade of hazy and humid and gunkyin outside this mo not a pleasant day to be outside at all. if you are going to do a morning run or morning bike ride, take it easy this morning, and have some extra water to go ang with you. a couple of rainshowers up across northeastern maryland. they're by and large missing

hard part of dm skr. we'll be dry. an increasing chance later on in the day today. 79 currently in washington. still 83 in annapolis, and 81 in leesburg. temperatures in your hometown today. up into the upper 80s to right reound 90 degrees. chances that you going to get rained on today stand at 50%. higher rain chances from low temperatures. coming up in a few minutes. let's hear about the commute from melissa. >> good mornkg. taking a lt these roads. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway. inner and outer loop. everything isooking good there this morning. no big complaints there. rest of the btway here, bottom of the beltway through virginia as well looking nice and clear. as we zoom in, we do have this slowdown. arlington northboun 395. that ramp to northbound gw parkway, that ramp is still blocked by the crash. sounds like left lane i also impacted here this morning. wanto warn you about that. as you zoom back out here. ip bound 4 near wood yard

disabled vehicle and forest heig is northboundian head highway at the builtway crashed there. metro blue, orange, silver. melissa, thanks so much > it's now 6:07. in decision 2018 today voters in d.c. will head to the polls for me decisive races. polls open in less than an hour now. mayor muriel bowser and are boek both seeking re-election. a nochl d.c. council seats aren alsohe ballot. >> the big issue we're watching, though, is initiative 77.l it w decide whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, but there are some strong opinions on both sides. >> justin has more on explaining the initiative. goodmorning. >> good morning, eun. workers that keepdestaurants ars running here and across the district as well. if initiative 7 pes pa their lives will change, and that is not all.

let's break this down for you here. currently right now tip workers in d.c. earn $3.33 appear hour. that's on track to go up to $5 in just about twoyears. initially it's 77 almosraise that wage to five times the current weight. now, raising -- it couldt ive workers st a reliable income but improve current conditions, and others worry it could lead to extra stress on restaurant and bar staff. >> people are not making ends meetff of 333. they have to make u the different in tips. of tip workers in the subcommittee ez are any voter in any any suld ever decide. >> as it stands right now, d.c.

does have a lot to figure in the pay gab. however, many workers ray this year not happying. this is a very hot issue that will be decided today by voters. zplierjts candidates are running for hou and senateseats. a primary is june 26th, and we have a list of polling sites and table i ballots for you the northbound washington hat. now to g twing crisis along the u.s. border worth thousands of children have been separated from theirparents. pictures of small children without their parents and the sound ofrk them crying s a nationwide outcry. utsds the result of the trump administration strictly enforced zero tolerance policy. adults illegally entering the country arest ar, and

instead of jailing their children with them, kids are placed in spral holding facilities. the president continues to blame. the democrats says the country will be a mignt town. the abilitydent has to stop this if he would like. i understand that he wants to get a comprehensive fix of immigration. so do i. >> meanwhile, every living former first lady has weighed in on the situation, calling it immoral, cruel, and disgraceful. presidt trump will meted with capitol hill opportunity to discuss this issue. >> on the ground. >> oh, many i food? >> new detail this mog about the man caught on camera jumping a whout blang.z for watched as i lime over a

real into a restricting area. credit service police immediately moved in with guns drawn. at one point you can see them saying shoot me. is in custody -- we saw the whole thing happen. that's still ahead in our 6:0 half hour. we're leer new nefgs about a deadly officer-involved shooting in montgomery can i. take a look. the cell phone video captured the aftermath of last week's fiooting. the video shows ofcer anon and his partner standing near robert white, who later shod. it's not cooperating with vefrgt. there will bet meeting n week about possibly relet'sing boat cam video. police are looking for suspects in a deadly shootndg at a playgr the victim was killed in the middle of thefternoon in a spot where children come to

play. this happened at barnham park around 2:00 in the afternoon. dedctives have not relea information on a suspect or a motive. take a look at this picture. montmery county police s this person sexually assaulted a woman twice and they need your him.to find this happened on march 6th around 3:30 in the afternoon. police say the victim tol them the man assaulted her after she boarded a rally ride-on bus. >> parks o open this morning after a devastating flood destroyed parts of downtown. in about an hour hard workill be allowed to cross the bridge on to main for the first time in three weeks. plate up continues on main as the city rofrds from the second 1,000 year flood in twoyears. one man died. some areas remain closed to the public. skbliefrmt now to a scary situation. take a look at the video from chopper had. a apparentumber of riders had to be rescued from the

roller coaster that got stuck there near the top. this was in sweltering heat yesterday. they were stuck on the superman ride o steel. we're told that the park staff was able to get everyone off that ride before the firct departmentlly arrived on the scene there. at this point we understand no one was hurt. >> that is goonews. no word on whether the right will be open today. >> caps nation is rocked by a shocking announcement.z trot is out. >> the news comes just two weeks after the team won the stanley sup. chris lawrence i staying on top of this story.ro you can hear fm him in 30 minutes. good morning. we have some showers we're watching on the radar there. mainly to o north, b more clouds when you wake up and walk outside. also, warm and humid. coming up in a few minutes, chuck it k. he will show you our rain chances tomorrow, and how hot is it going to be strait ahead.

also coming up, weed warning. it may look like any other grass growing i b your garden this one can cause blindness. it was spotlight in our area, and what t do if we find it in your kbrard. why did you let them chase sbraugss. still matters more than ever. coming up on news 4 today. ♪

the earthquake destroyed several roads, we understand, as well as some derground water pipes. you can see it here. the intensity of the quake in the video. four people now confirmed dead. all four people were killed by falling debris.

more than 300 people were hurt. 6:14 right now. a remarkable story of survival. a woman is alivefter a seven story building collapsed aheund r. >> this happened in poughkeepsie, new york, yesterday afternoon. fire crews spent more than four hours digging through rubble to save the woman. they say she was alert andhe talking to the entire time. she made it to the hospital. her mos a serious injury, broken leg. officials say strong storms likely triggered that collapse. >> now to a developing story out of houston where more than two dozen people are recovering from carbon monoxide isoning. these are pictures from yesterday's scene at the distribution center for hardy's fresh food. fire officials say 11 people are sted in serious condition. investigators say the carbon monoxide came from gas-fueled equipmen being used inside the building. friends and family plan to hold a candlelight vigil rapper xxxtentacion.

died yesterday after being slot during a possible robbery in deerfield beach, florida. deputies have not released the names of the two suspects ecre. courtds also show that he was due in court next week for a hearing in a domestic abugs case involving had is pregnant girlfriend. he was 20 years old. >> everyone doesn't know that. everyone thinks that as soon as emancipation proclamation, all the slaves were free. >> that is the reason many around the country celebrate june-teenth. it is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery. >> molette green is at the rosenwald school to see how th're marking this kark. good morning. >> good morning. i love auerbach drop today. e of the sights that was instrumental in the early 20th century for educating african-americans. june-teenth still matters today. more than ever before. with 45 states still cisebrating

th holiday. this historic occasion. autothis isn important time of reflekds and renewal as we think about thisla traon from slavery to freedom. community, freedom, and then just resilience and courage in spite f everything that was going on. >> i know tlfs the big prince george's county celebration over the weekend. you find that you're still educating people, young and old. especially older folks. zoo exactly. people who are, you know, senioringhat don't know this history, and of course, young people are just learning this history, so this is ati importat to continue to teach about this important time period and about african-american histor >> we have a little display around re, but the drum line. they were a hunl part of

saturday'sing delegation. ♪ snoo much more com on news 4 today. later in the hour. >> love that dm line. molette, thanks so much. >> he will hit one a milet to righ to put the yankees on wto. n't such a great night for the washington nationals. they fell to the yankees last night, and bryce harper, derecognize the that face. there's no beard. you hardly recognize him. right? > >> although kind of like the beard. i was getting used to it. >> the nats have a chance to

retlem themselves with a b of the beltway there taking on the or yoltz tonight in a three-game series at nats park. the last time the two two p each other, let's hope for a repeat. there you go. >> a lot more summer lef and a lot more time in baseball. >> we're just getting started here, aa yesterday was only our sic day, but so far thisthat vef. >> we have a tendency to pile them up fast and furious from late june through july into early augu. as i mentioned, this is only our sixth day total. tw f this month andr last month. last year we had 4 3 gaze. an average summer is 37 to 38 days. what's the record. 6 7 ds in the 90 it's. day we'll b back close to

means tha90 is infinitely reachable today. the weather front will be sliding in your raegs. it will -- right now most of the rain here this morning has been bypasseag us anding parts of northern maryland and denorthern ware. northeast maryland really and northeast delaware. all the cloud over have really held temperatures up. here's future weather that shows most of the rain chanceetween w and lunchtime will be from baltimore north and eastbound over the bay. with daytime heating, will be a bubbling up the rain and thunderstorm chances later on in the afternoon starting about 1:30, 2:00 and thaans in the shah valley, and likely to graze the area south of the city between about 4:00 and0 8 this evening. everybody today has about that 50% chance for rain.ve ha your umbrella ready to go. temperatures are already in the upper 70s to near 80. it will be a hot one today.

near 90. no more than an isolated rain chance. i think thursday will be the driest day, and then temperatures into the mid 80s on friday and saturday. relatively high chances for those showers and thunderstorms around. digital later on sunday. for now let go to melissa. skbro taking a look at the beltway. looking good. inner loop and outer loop. chopper 4 overthat. very normal volume there on the outer loop of the ltway, and inner loop is typically light. looking good too. nice and green here rng. as we zoom in for a second you can see delays inbound to you. that's the earlier problem. 395 over the 14th street bridge. th has cleared out of thway. no further issues there. kauntco southbound after qauntico right lane still blocked by that work zone. two problems back over in pair .a up irmorl borough at wood yard.

>> all right, melissa, where zbloorks 6:21. coming up, a dose of controversy with your morning coffee. the sign spoted in a maryland dunkin' donuts that's going viral nationwide. an upgrade from apple. how a new iphone feature wl change t way we call 911.

this new feature is part of the next iphone operating system that is set to come out this fall. the feature will not give out more informaon than your phone already does. apple simply claims that the location would be more accurate. one criticism of the featu is that the information will only go to the 911 call center.

not the individualresponders. it is a first step toakg things easier for first responders to find you. how often do you feel tired and run down? very often. for many peoplet is a persistent feeling attributed to being overworked or stressed out. >> teling may also be a sign of something more serious. dr. david popeel of george washington university school of medicine suggests you need to pay closer attention to your bo . he says being excessively tired when you wake up or have an ceinability to crate or do the things that you're interested in could be signs of somethg more serious. >> these a stressors that are distracting nearby or a mental stressor that are distracting your mind from being able to engage in both yr best mental health and advisehe physical alth. >> he suggests checking inur wi yo doctor if your feelings last more than a few days.

well, good tuesday morning. warm and hum s again tort the day. we have the clouds around this morning. degrees right now. this is way more normal than we should be. another hot, humid day. where he do have thunderstorms in the forecast, though, later on. we'll talk more aut that when chuck is back with me after the break. and new this morning, she was thrown 30 feet, but lived to share her story. >> hear what she's saying about the roller coaster ride that nearlyost her her life. how is that for a reminder that this is a business. barry trotz wanted money and se rity, and didn't think he could get it here in d.c. the ins and outs of

right now as we approach 6:30 here's a liv look into the nation's capital. you probably felt it yesterday. summer has arrived in d.c. it's here, folks. the high temperatures we felt back day, they're comin for round two today. sorry for the o beare bad news. or good news if you are into hot weather. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun jng. it's nott the heat and

humidity people are complainingt about, b a big loss for the caps. social media, it's still talking about this. resigned.y trotz chris lawrence will join us for more on why he is leaving the team after that big stanley cup win i just a few minutes. plus, justin finch will fill us in on what you need to know about primary day here in theri di. >> we're d the florida flip-flop. i came back from florida yesterday. the difference is super humid, as ual down there, but the sky remains blue wn in the tropics. you can see the haze and the gunk in th atmosphere because of all the air pollution. >> air quality alert yesterday. we don't have an air quality alert today in case people are wondering. i actually was really hoping it would over quicker than i was.

now that it's warm outside, you really can't complain. you have to winter was to enjoy the heat. you kind of do. i have to remind you, temperatures are close to 80 degrees. look what's going to happen as we get shortly after sunrise. we'll be in the 80s quickly. mid to upper 80s by lunchtime. then we're actually going to be seeing showers and storms move fin. no everybody, but we do have some showers north of the area now. some clouds around because of it. let's hated over to melissa and seeow the tuesday commute is going. >> forest heights northbound at the beltway. chopper 4 heade that way and showing what's happening as far as cleanup goes. inbound 4 at wood yard. around there.cles still hanging 395 looks good until you hit the 14th street brinl. as we take a look at 270,

northbound and southbound looking okay right now. we do have one situation northbound there nea 270 and 124. debris on the left side in those northbound lanes. as we zoom back out, looks okay. 95 northbound through wood brilk. a ttle slow. downtown d.c. looking good throughout the area. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. it's 6:32 now. we turn to decision 2018. voters in d.c. will head to the polls for some decisive races. in aolls are going to open little less than 30 minutes at 7:00 a.m. the big issue is initiative 77 here in the district. it could impact your next trip out for dinner or happy ur. >> here's why. it will decide whether to raise e minimum wage for tipped workers.s current law leployers pay tipped workers $3.33 an hour. that goes up to $5 in 2020. if initiative 77 passes, tipped employees would earn one flat wage of $15 by 2025. we'll have more from people on both sides of the issue coming up. >> should also note for you that d.c. does have same day

registration if you want to vote but you haven't renl sterd yet. this is a closed primary, sow must be registered with a party to vote in that party'sy. prim in maryland there are eight days until the democrats choose their nominee for governor. the winner will face popular republican mayor -- the man you see here, ben jealous, held a get out the vote rally. jealous is one of tht runs runners here. prince george's countys executie been neck and neck with ben jealous in recent polls. baker campaigned within l business owners in gaithersburg last night.va rie ervin.ed she dropput of the race a few days ago. it' now 6:33. other stories making headlines this morning. president trump is under growing pressure to stop the practice of separating faemdmilies at the

border as pictures like these of terrified children are sparking outranl across the country. thousands of children have been separated from their parents under the 'sadministrati zero tolerance policy. the president will meet with republican lawmakers today to talk immigration reform. we'll let y know what is on the table coming up in ten minutes. the president wants the pe agon to go tospace. he is creating a sixth branch of the military, the space force. the president kaulsz spacena a onal security issue. military leaders and lawmakers warn establishing another military branch wilbe a long process, and it may not the to him to strain existing u.s. forces. this videoook at had from chopper 4. a number of riders had to be rescued in the sweltering heat yesterday. they were stuck on the superman ride of steel at six flags america in prince george's county. no one was hurt, and no word yet on whether that ride will be op today. the shocking news is settling in this morning. washington capitals head coach

barry trotz is calling it quits just two weeks after the team won the stanley cup. four days ago trotz said he would like to stay on, but there was still negotiations on the table. >> io do want back. there are some things that we have to work out. there are some things that -- i talked to mac. if we can get them worked out, then there is no question. i love theroup of guys. i love the situation i'm in with the team. >> and n the search begins for a new head coach. >> news 4 chris lawrence i at arlington, virginia, with fan reaction. chris, i can't imagine they're very happy about this one. >> you know, i know it's breaking your heart, eun, but this breakup came down to what it a does. barry trotz wanted money and security and didn't think he could get it hern d.c. a couple of weeks after we saw those incredible images of the caps hoisting the cup and celebrating in the streets. that's a wonderful parade. trotz is movingon.

he made $1.7 million in base sala. last year the stanley cup wir tr his two-year contract extension, but opens with a monthsk. rat br >> it sounds like a tremendous amount of money that you would need. it doesn't even put trotz does close to what the hhest paid coaches in hockey are making. he wanted more years, more aney. the team wasn'ble to meet that demand. fans are heartbroke look, they're not naive here in. >> give him what he wanted. what are you going to do, right? it's business. >> because the caps accepted barry trotz's rez ig nation, he is free to coach just about anywhere he wants next year. hang in there. >> i'm trying, chris.

tough news for sure. thanks so much.6: >> is our time right now. still ahead, a weed warning. it's a plant so poisonous it can hurt your eyesight. now it's growing in our area. we'll tell you where and what to for. out and molette green is working for you with more on the celebration for june-tee nth. >> we're revving up for june teenth. w you can get in on the celebration up next. ♪ vo: "ludicrous." that what the washingtos the attacks on david blair. it's dirty politics. for montgomery countutive.rses blairex "an energy and passion for innovation."

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the man who answered the phone admitted he had a sign like that when he was the general manager of the store. he says he has the sign because customersut complain abo nonenglish speaker workers. dunkin' donuts ushd a statement reading in part, "their goal is to c a welcoming and hospitable environment for all guests. a away, this morning about a weed that can leave you blind. >> for the first time it's been seen in virginia. giant hog weed is what we're talking about. it's a plant here. it looksth lik. it can grow to about 14 feet tall. it's toxic sapp can cause burns and blindness. >> virginia tech recently found plants in clark county near winchester. if you think you have one, don't touch it. call the state department of agriculture. you see the white itflower. kind of looks pretty. you might be tempted to go fleer it. yikes. >> prettyill get you every time. >> every time. >> got to watch out for it. >> and then there's this. how would you like to see this

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the justice inspector general and the director of the fbi will be in the hot seat on capitol hill today. >> house lawmakers have kwed questions about a report released last week looking into the fbi's handling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. nbc's kristen welker has more now from the white house. good morning. >> hi, eun and aaron. good morning to you. we're tracking that story.ls we're expecting more fireworks as president trump shows no signs of backing down from a zero tolerance policy of ceing migrant children from their families at the border. the president is heang today to capitol hill after, again, monday calling the special council p into alleged interference in the 2016 election. a witch hunt. the president's hand pick, head of theto fbi chrer ray, told a senate committee monday he doesn't see it that way. saying special counsel robert mueller is conducting an important investigation.

we'll have it all for you. guys, back to you. >> all right, kristen welker live for us this morning. woel see you soon on the "today" show for more on this developing story. thank you. >> tnusands of child have been separated from their parents. pictures of small children without their parents and a sound of them crying have sparked a nationwide outcry. this situatis a result of the trump administration'sly strinforced zero tolerance ip grags policy. >> he will meet with republican lawmakers tomorrow night and discuss this issue. >> get on thend grou. [ siren ] >> we're learning more about the man whope j a white house barrier yesterday. take a look. the whole thi o was caughtn

cell phone vide secret service agents approach alexander miner with guns drawn, ordered him to get on the ground. at one point you can hear miner saying shoot me. >> it's very calm when he walked up and looked at me and said, he you want toee if god is real, and he threw a backpack down at my feet in front have me, and i kind of looked up. then he jumped or the three barriers that are there, ran across the street, and started climbing the fences in front of the white house. zlo nothing dangerous was found in tha bag. miner has been charnled with unlawful entry. 6:enchts . it is primary day in d.c. polls will open in just a few minutes at 7:00 a.m.ve l incumbented are running, including mayor muriel bowser who is soaking a second term. >> the big issue we're work u watching is initi 77. it will decide whether to raise the mij mum wage for workers. justin firj is live, and you can

aexplain both sides this issue. justin, good morning. >> now they earn $3.33 blsh that's atrack on rise in about two years to $5. initiative p 7 would raise that almost five times the current weight to $15 per hour by the year 2025. supporters say it would give those tippedeorkers relia income as well as improve world war iing conditions, but those who areos o feel it could lead to kus-cutting and perhaps service fees for customers and or staff a stress members. >> it creates the largest race of sexual harassment than any other indusy because when

women have to feed their families off of customers' whims and off of tips, then they have tout up in inappropriate behavior. >> certain positions, like support staff will be lost. >> now, as it stands reason, d.c. has a law calling for employers to fill that pay gap. >> workers c who don'trently win that age gap, this is a hot button issue tha will be decided today by voters at the polls. we are live on the e street in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you. >> thank you. now to a scary situation at six flags america. you take a look at the video here from chopper 4. a number of righters had to be rescued from the top of that roller coastern sweltering heat yesterday. they were stuck here. you can see from the photo on e the superman r of steel. we know now that no one was hurt

there. >> no word yet on whetherrihat will be open today. >> from one ramuse park problem to another, for the first time we're hearing from a woman who was tsown from t roller coaster. the terrifying moment happened last week in daytona beach, florida. take a look one of my heaunts. ame to me, and he knew i was in bad shape and i was trapped and really couldn't get out, and he kept talking to mend keeping me calm. i i couldn't breathe. i was in sh m pain. and hurting. >> in all six riders they were injured. two of the riders p sellma4 feet and trc injuries. you can watch that entire interview coming up on "today."

the state has multiple flood warnings in effect this hour. >> thank you. now we want to check in with sheena again with a look at the >> good morning, guys. there's another humid, sticky start to the day. you can really tell by this livs look e. we have clouds around because we have some showers north of us in parts of southern pennsylvania. that's m iing clouds for the area. 79 degrees. it is very warm outside. we do h ie some spothe 80s this morning. 81 in leesburg. we're a little warmer than we were yesterday at this time. 77 frederick and clinton. there's the showers just to our north. we don't expect these to really move in. we're seeing the clouds this morning because of it. as with ge tloo you afternoon,

though, keep in mind there will thunderstorms in the forecast. if you are walking the door, you can head to tir website. a short walk by then. we're goi to see those afternoon thunderstorms. probably not for everybody, but keep an eye for the sky.ad downhe app so you can see where they are. august 18th, that's clear. the shelters are a big pet adoption event. >> it's i'll show you a few thunde wtorms. noticere going to see more in the way of that. expect that chance again. as we thaed into the weekend, if you are already thinking about the ach, looks good. friday looks mostly dry. saturday, chance of a couple of acunderstorms. sunday, 87 at the and on the dryer side, if you are staying farther inland, so far it doesn't look too bad. it does look ho

ound 95 degrees. >> no break from the humidity any time soon. let's check the roads on this tuesday morning. good morning, melissa. zroo good morning, sheena. talking a look northbound 21re behe beltway. we've had this problem here for an hou and a half. chopper 4 sthoeg you those glaze on indian head highway. very slow there. southbound looking okay. as we zoo i and look at the northbound las, northbound there 124 has debris on the left side causing a little bit of a slowdown. beltway overally looking pre good. volume very typical for this time of day. as we head to look downtown center et stleet bridge looking kwood good. taking a look at metro. blue -- travel times, 2 0 looking good fmgermantown down to the spur. top of the beltway, we have that normal slowdown wwhere, just saw 66 inbound. northbound looking pretty mch as

well. >> skblun t heavy eenth. it's the oldestommoration of the ending of slavery. >> at the ridgley rosenwald school to see how they're rking this occasion. good morning. >> good morning to neyou. ju 19th, 1865 washe date. drum line, stand by. we're ready to cebrate june-teen e tooent, and why it still matters today. dr. dennis deutsche with t prince george's county parks and rec. >> we do that har-round. weave tons of historic sights andtuseums throughouhe yt. >> we have a link and a website too. some of those places where you are going to learn about those d other things. drum line. strike four. take us to break.

>> the drum was an important feature in -- important pafrp our community now. thanks, molette. >> here are four things to know today. prince george's county police are looking for a suspect in deadly shooting on a playground. the victim was killed in the middle of the afternoon abarnham park. detectives have not releading y information on suspects for a motive. president trump meet with republican lawmakers to discuss immigration reform today. he is under prufr t stop the practice that splits up families an inside look at the facilities where children are being kept coming up on "today." >> the polls are about to open in d.c. for primary day. d.c. has same day registration if you want to vote. haven'tte regisd yet? this is a close primary, so you must be registered with a party to vote in that primar we have more voefgs nrgt in the nbc washington app.

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