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>> first though, we wanch to k on the forecast. maybe a little rain headed our way. chuck? >> the good news is it will not be raining on your morning commut i can't guarantee that the ride home will be dry but the ride in issue.e an right now, partly cloudy sky over washington. ext much traffic on the 14th street bridge com going in or out of the city. current temperatures on average 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the same time yesterday. 70 in martinsburg. leesburg yesterday was 81 degrees. noticeable change. lower humidity. it will not be another day in the steambath like yesterday s. that being said, clouds will build. temperatures will climb in the mid t upper s, not mid 90s. with clouds building up later in theday, rain chances come back starting 5:00 or 6:00. keep that inmind. if you're doing any grilling in the backyard, the earlier you can get the g started, the
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dryer your din be ner is likely to stay. take a look at the weekend coming up in a few.s leo over to melissa mollet. >> good morning.pe ch 4 over bw parkway at 197. northbound-southbound looking good onb.w. parkway. as we look at the beltway, inner loop and ooper lo everything is nice and clear. no big complaints there. 270 a little bit slow up north. as you're headed southboundg approachin clarksburg, we have a little bit of delay. no other complaints. no actual issues as we zoom back out taking a look at 66 and 95, lookin good in both directions. eun? >> melissa, thank you. we begin this morning with the primary results of decision 2018. d.c. voters approved measure giving tipped workers a significant boost in hepay. >> fight could be far from over. initiative 77 was the most contentious initiative on the ballot. the majority of the d.c. council
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opposes the measure and could decide to block or change it. the measure calls for all d.c. workers to earn $15r an hou even if they receive tips. opponents, which include the mayor, say this could end up wering wage put restaurants out of business and cause you to eat o in d.c. mayor muriel bowser is on her w to a second term to become the party's nominee in november. she's headed to best the f two term mayor since anthony williams.ci co member marry chay is not here because she ran unopposeo now te crisis at the border at 6:02 and the fallout here in washgton. esident trump met with house republicans last night and told them he is 1,000% with them as they push a major immigration
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overhaul bill. sourcesl t nbc news they want to see an end to their policy thatltimately separates migrant children from their parents at the sumpt border. >> shame, shame, shame, shame. >>omeland securityecretary kiersten neilson faced protesters while she ate dinner. this is after they hold back f troom the border in opposition to the zero tolerance policy. >> news 4's justin finch is live s.th deta justin? >> reporter: aaron, eun, good morning. for so many the crisis ahe border has been too much to take. the sights, sounds, coming out of there. we can tell you at this time there are calls for action from bothll parties on capitol o do something. add that to the growing pressure from the public to take actio and now w have our local governors who are sounding off. we got this yesterdnay o twitter from maryland governor larry
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hogan who is a republic. he is saying this, until this policy of separating children from their families, maryland will noteploy any national ard crews to the border. hours later virginia governor ralph northam signed in and he is a democrat. he's recalling four national guard helicopters and one from another boarder area. back out wide, we can tell youg rnor northam did say once the policy is phased out he will return those assets and resources to thatde b region. until that point he cannot see a way to keep them there. >> i'm justin finch back ins n
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4. another move by the white house withdrawing from the united -- the announcement was made yesterday. both say the council ignores human rights abuses and allows some of the worst abusers to join. >> i want to make it crystal clear that this is not a from human rights commitment. on the contrary, we take this step because o commitment does not allow us to remain aarof a hypocrite call and self-serving organization that makes a mockery of human rights. >> the announcement came one day after the u.n. pops in and gave us zero tolerance immigrati policy. votersman responsible to say this gentleman said he was on a mison from god.
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court records say that alexander miner from california toldli poce he received communications from the berds and the sky t come to d.c. to resisttyranny. someone at the area say they told miner they didn't believe in god and that's when hepe j the barrier. he'll be back in court today. 6:06. montgomery county police officers are learning mor about mental health and first aid. officers attended a class last night. thss comes after an officer shot and killed an unarmed man last week. there were cell phone videos showing the aftermath of thato. vi it's not clear whether white w struggledith mental illness,tm but the dept wants the officers to be able to tell the difference. >> w want officers to come on scene and realize there may be a
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health related behavior. >> last night's training wasle sche before the shooting. police in the district hope a sketch of the so-called d.c. hol rapist will finally lead to his arrest. take a look at this picture here. investigators released a sketch of what they think the suspect looks like based on his dna. police say one man is responsible for attacking at least nine women from the late '90s to early 2000s. >> he currently has a 15 year statute of limitations for first degreeex sl abuse. >> that is exactly what they're doing. this is the first time the dierict has been abl to charge an unknown suspect using dna. happening today, a vote that could raise the cost of your
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commute. toels are l to go up on the dulles toll road. here's a look at the proposal being considered by the airport authority board. a 75 cent hike at the toll road and 75 cents at the off ramp. for some that could mean the 1 pine point $25 extension. one is not thrilled for the money to go to metro. >> if i wanted my money to go to the metro, i would get on the metro. >> commuters will have a chance to weigh in this summer. the stories from this california family's house of horrors shocked the nation. 13 children locked inside for years. the parents face a court hearing today where the judge could stop the case before it goes to trial. and doctors say thousands of preschoolers to stop.
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live at glen echo. she's talking to parts at the washington parent magazine. they're running down cool ptay any options. a lot of parents want to hear all of these, molette. >> reporter: know. i jumped off that carrousel and jumpedn into oasis here with theater folks who are always ready to give your kids a good show. look at the puppets behind us. as we come up to some of the aquarium offerings, this is great way to educate your little oneshe and keep t busy and engagek want to tal to the executive director here, katie burner, with glen echo. it's beaueful. >> peoon't want to forget there's lots to do here. the puppet shows, carrousel and so many things. check us out at glen echo park.org. >> you were talking about free
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concerts? >> we have free concertsni frid ts and you have the theater people and our carrousel. >> look how engaged the little ones are. we have stay and play a december coming up. later on in the hour we've teemed up with washington parent magazine. we have much more coming up on "news 4 today." back in to you. >> a lot of fun things to dot glen echo. thanks so much. 6:14 our final right now. r the second straight day the department's top watchdog on capitol hill. >> democrats grill michael horowitz about whether james comey's actions hurt hillary clinton'sid for the white house. republicans focused on fbi agents who expressed opposition leading up to the 2016 election. horowitz told lawmakers while he department find the fbi's actions to be politically
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motivated in the clinton administtion, he cannotay much about the start of the russia pope. >> more to be determined on that? >> more to be determined. >> thenspector general says the fbi broke poe tow col and not recording it. the parentsf accused keeping their 13 children captive inside their court will be incourt. back in january one of their children escaped from this home, called 911 and reported the h horrorpening inside. prosecutors say the children were shackled to their beds, barely ate and showered once a year. the turpines are charged with child abuse. more than 0,000 preschoolers are depressed. pnew study says interactive
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therapy involvingents can help. the 18 week program was developed by researchers at washington university. they're helping children identify and manage theirot emions when they're stressed or upset. the goal is to rewire the brain as it develops. 6:16. protesters holding an around the clock protest outside of the ic e. facility. >> we have a look, eun, at some of the pictures at the nbc affiliate in portland. ice released a statement and says they're committed to immigration enforcement
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consisnt with federal law and agency policy. that's the latest, aaron. back to you. >> 6:17 now. the man doe lay bay hotel in las vegas got quite the surprise whenhe conference room turned into the titanic. l thek basically turned the floor into a little bit of a lake. people had to be escorted out. a water main break in the re loading dock caused that leak. what a difference a couple of weeks makes. main street in ellicott city, maryland, was derwater. streets and buildings destroyed. conditions are now proving. for the first time in weeks, both ends of main street are traffic. the most severely damaged of main street remains closed. cleanup costs would surpass the 2016 flood when high water caused $20 million in damage.
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that was just from we still have to contend with 2018. >> you lose all of that revenue. there's only so much you can take up. >> some may never recover. now a wholeummer season likely lost. putting it all back together again. >> sure. today.tier start yesterday at this time temperatures already in the upper 70s and low 80s. considerably cooler this morning. a little bit less humid as well. there's t view peering down from capitol hill. waiting on theun and some of the downtown buildings getting the first rays of sunlight. they'll be facing the capital dome. a little gardeningor to do today. temperatures in the low to mid 70s andry weather for most, most of the day today, but scattered rain likely to come in after 5:00 or 6:00. some of the things you could be doing is you know it's national
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poll lynn nator week. i had no idea, but it is. there are important pollinators out there. rain chances as i mentioned are coming in later today. rain going by 1:00, 2:00 in thef rnoon. today after 5:00 or 6:00. the weather center sit down to the south. it will act as ain focg mechanism. higher rain chances down towards everybody has a chance to get rained be on today. here's future weather. skies, a m of clouds and sunshine this morning. dry for the morning hours. then anortunity for rain. higher chances of rain come at 9:00 p.m. between 7 and 10:00. the most likely time to get rain along the 95 corridor. again, probably not the best day to get you car washed today. tomorrow will be a little bit
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dryer weather. heading down to th nats game, know that delay is certainly a possibility w chances coming in. here's the five day forecast. chancedaf rain no more than an isolated shower. showery weather for cool with a high of 80. saturday stormywe 'll give you the beach weather in five minutes, melissa mollet. over to you for a check on traffic. >> souter loop before georgia avenue. no big problems inner loop or outer loop. just a bumper on the shoulder at this point this morning as you can see there. no big deal there. 95 north, express lane there before norton. we do have a crash. you can see the delays really starting to build up here this morning. quantico as well, southbound afterquantico, vehicle fire.
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rest of the beltway is looking pretty good this morning. 270 as head southbound high yachts town. aaron? >> t melissa,nk you. 6:21 right now. for millions of slaves, charleston, south carolina, was the fir part o america they saw. now years later that city is issuing a formal apology. the reunions that never get old. a father's surpris at sch
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reconciliation. 74 years after two american brothers died during d-day in normandy, they are now buried side by side in france. an underwater mine killed louis and henry piper in 1944 as their boat approached thebehes. theyooked on as lowrie's bodys found. henry was buried in belgium without identification. that was until last w yearn dna testing identified him. both brothers are tether in france. one arlington second grader had the chance to share a very special moment with his classmates. >> take a look at your screen. >> he looked at him like, wait a minute. >> wait. >> who are you? that is navy commander jonathan blithe surprising his son.
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he was sitting athe teacher's desk when david walked into the classroom. this is at the arlington science school. he was deployed to afghanistan the past year. >> these pulln my heart strings. so much love for service members who sacrifice so much and the families sacrifice so much, too. 6:26. still ahead, is a gate meant to keep kids out. how is a baby able to scale it? one family's warning ahead of the summer pool days. name is no doubt peter parker i promised you the beach forecast. here it is. ocean water getting close t swimmable. up to almost 70 degrees. nice weather on friday. could be stormy the second half. more about your wednesday forecast coming right up. ♪ ♪ plus, he tapped his way on to national tv. coming up, did this laloc
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hours can make after getting hit hard for rain for much of the afternoon commute. now you're preparing for the morning with skies mostly clear. the sun has cut through the clouds there. >> and less humidity. glorious! >> yes. >> get up and start singing and dancing around here.in good mo everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. beautiful morning. doesn't mean we won't see more today. then we'll check in with melissa. >> i thought we were going to have anchor's got .tale a new breakout show on nbc. 4 things you need to know about the next couple of days. today's rain chance comes in way later in the day yesterday's did. more likely to come in after 5:00, 6:00 tomorrow evening. tomorrow looks mnly dry, cooler weather on the shower ri sideor friday. saturday could be the better half of the weekend. noro raind the city yet. couple of sprinkles up here near
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wincster, virginia. a few more lonesome rain drops. tempidature wise, to upper 50s and 70s. get your wednesday going. your planner then today, high temperature 87 degrees. chance of rain 60%. most likely to be dry based on the i-95 corridor until after r 5:00 6:00 tonight. if you have a little backyard barbecuing, you might want to get the fire started up. rain becomes more likely by 8:00 this evening. we'll take a look at tomorrow nd the evening coming up in a few. gorning, melissa mollet. >> good morning, professor bell. taking a look at chopper 4 southbound over 295. do have the one side of the roadblocked. northbound, 95. e express lanes in virginia. lorton, you can see the crash and the delay. main lanes looking good through the areainstead. southbound quantico.
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after quantico, vehicle fire on the right shoulder. you can see the delays headed southbound. the belt way, no problems. upper marlboro, in bound 4, b tractor-trailecking the middle of the road. you can see the delays on the map as well.>> uit separating the kids. you're separating the children. mr. president, don't you have kids? >> back now tow that developing story. sutrage continues to grow over the crisi at the border. this video shows democratic lawmters shouting a the president as he left a meetinge withlicans last night. in just a few hours he's expected to meet with lawmakers behind closed doors. >> the president wants lawmakers to changehe laws. you may have seen these images or heard the audio byw. there are thousands of children
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being kept inacilities with their parents facing prosecution.re many a not told when or if they will be able to see or communicate with family members again. that practice is sparking strong action across the country including in our ar . >> shame,shame, shame, shame. >> protesters confronted the homeland security secretary while she was at dinner in d.c. the governors of both virginia and mayor riff land are taking action. more on that coming up at 6:45. it's of:6:33. decision 2018. higher pay for tip workers. >> news 4's adam tuss is live to explain what comes next. adam, good morning. >> reporter: thas right, aaron. good morning to you. good morning, eun. the controversy around this sue doesn't seem to be going
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anywhere any time soon. initiative 77 would raise minimum wage for tipped workers from $3.33 an hour to $15 an hour. that would happen by 2025. the argument is that it would bo give eve who earns tips a regular wage. they would have a predictable wage to know what they were going to get. it would irease their salary. there are some who say tipped workers make $15 an hour. is would place an unnecessary burden on businesses that now have to come up with the extra money and that cost is then going to in turn get passed onto the customer. we're not talking about waiters, aitresses, bell hops, bartenders, all of those kinds of things. obviously this was a big issue and there are people for and against it on both sides. take a listen. >> understand that this is bad for tipped employees and this is bad for small businesses in d.c. >> for tipped workers in the
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district prevailing, the women, people of color who nee better wages. $3.33 an hour is notenough. >> reporter: now even though this just got approved last night, d.c.'s mayor muriel bowser is saying thehe are things doesn't like. council members saying they think there will be revisions to iniative 77 others don't think this will stand as it is. we should see i there are revisions or changes to initiative 77 even though it passed last night, guys. back to you. >> adam tuss live for us on u street.am thank you. now to our other top stories, we are learning more abt the investigation int a university of maryland's football player's death. jordan mcnair died after a team workout. they hired sports medicine nsulting group to review what led to his death. his funeral is today in randalls town, maryland. to kensi palace announced
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that prince louis will be christ jepd on monday, july 9th. it will happen at the saint james palace in london. he was born on april 23rd. he is the youngest child and second son of -- second child of -- >> third child. louis' the third. >> i completely missed the first one. you're right. >> george? >> got it. >> a number of american airlines flights were canceled this morning due to an ongoing uter glitch. the airline canceled about 2500 flights since last thursday. the glitchisrupted the staff schedule for days and flights should begin to get back on a regular schedule later today. yf're flying internationally, you might notice a new effort by the tsa. taking a closer look at powders in your luggage. the checkpoint officersre trying to prevent improvised
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explosive devices from getting on t plane. it's now 6:36. this morning we areng tal staycations. god bless you. molette glean reen is here to p you don't have to go far. hey, molette. >> reporter: not far at all. we are here inside the theater. ready for tinker bell. one of the many ideas for parents. under 20 bucks. much more coming up. plus, roller coaster risks. we've alleen the stranded riders left high in the air. how often does it happen and how often does it happen and what are t chanceshe cheddar puffs.
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praising alsobrooks for being "responsive, diligent and detail-oriented" and for "doing an outstanding job" as state's attorney. as county executive, alsobrooks would be "focused, fearless and far-sighted" "would be a strong advocate for our schools and preparing children for college d careers." angela alsobrooks: it's time to fulfill the promise of prince george's, and i know we can do it together. [cheering] you're watching "news 4 today." take a look at thio. vi it is a reminder that safety gates are not a replacement for keeping a close eye o your
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children. massachusetts family captured their toddlcaling one of those gates. he made it just a few ihes from their above ground pool. look at him. almost in the water. they grabbed him before he made it in. it surprised them so much that he could do they recorded him to warn other parents. they reached out to the gate's manufacturer and have not heard back. tho plan to install a fence around their pool. s toddl are stronger than they look. they're really quick, and you can see from that video, you have to keep an eye on them. >> got to watch them. now to atory we've been following since it happened. >> people are talking about the six flags roller coaster that stopped mid ride. this is julia kim's video. she's from fairfax county. as watched with her two kids her husband was stuck at the highest point of the superman of steel ride. news looked into th chances that this could happen to somebody else. the maryland agency that monitors the safety of the rides
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at six flags and they say since july of2014 there have been six accidents that have required some first aid at that park. in> good mo everybody. our humidity scale is down two notches today fromyesterday. still going to be typically warm and a bit humid. heat index close t 90 close to 105 heat index yesterday. need a little bit more of a break in the humidity, wait until tomorrow. tckingra
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>> shame, shame. >> we've seen protests like this in our area and around the countryls as c for the practice to end intensify. last night president trump met with republican lawmakers tet ing them thahe is 1,000% behind immigration reform. congress could vote on one of two measures this week. it's not clear though which bill theresident is backing. >> we hope to reach out to the democrats and see if we can get a result. >> children should not be a bargaining chip in thisoc s. >> the president will meet with lawmakers again today at the whe house. meanwhile, protests over the crisis at the border have made their way to o area. >> this as both maryland and virginia's governor pullps back trrom the border in opposition to the zero tolerance policy.4' news justin finch is live at the capitol with details.
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justin, good morning. >> reporter: eun, aaron, good morning. we know on capitol hill a busy day is ahead. as house republicans continue to work on some kind of solution to end the families bng separated at the border. it comes as pressure is growing from both parties and the public to take action. >> shame, shame, shame, shame. >> reporter: and last night this protest, demonstrators fromtr d.c. democratic socialists of america cn nerg homeland curity secretary kiersten nielsen and her dining partner. the protesters heckling and demanding she end the migrant children beingeparated from their families at the border. removed from the families as well. back out live we can tell you that local governors larry hogan and ralphoram have withdrawn their resources and assets from
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the bder sayinhey cannot support this zero tolerance policy that pulls children from their parents. we're live from capitol hill. justin finch, news 4. >> thank you. >> more protests are being planned across the country as e outrver the president's immigration policy continues to grow. look for the latest o the "today" show coming up at 7:00. 6:48. united states is withdrawing from the united nations human rights council. the council is ignoring human rights abuses and allowing some of the worst abusers to join. that announcement came after they criticized the trump administration's zero toleranceo cy. >> the man responsible for a security scare at the white house on mondayold officials he was on a missionrom god. >> this was recorded on a cell
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phone. >> court records say alexander miner fromd california tol police he received communications from birds and theky to come to d.c. to resist tyranny. someone at the scene said they didn't believe in god and that's when he jumped the barrier. an update to the deadly playground shooting in prince gorges county. the victim was just 17 years old. police tell news 4 t thats was a robbery gone wrong. the 17-year-old was found shot to death in varnum park on monday his cousin told our pat collins that the robbers took his signer lt. there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. police in the district hope a sketch of the so-called dc rapist will help catch him. the man they're looking for
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assaulted at least 9n women i the late '90s and early 2000s. most of theap attacksned in hotels. ♪ ♪ that is leaseberg native lucas marinetto advancing on ld "worf dance." getting it. up againstifferent dancers in different genres. the grand prize a the end, $1 million. it airs tuesday at 10:00 p.m. here on nbc sports. >> that's the kind of dancing we don't usually see. contemporary elements to the routine. >> if he makes that much he can pay his way through ju fiard. >> goo him. >> very nice start to the morning, right? >> checking out the sunrise. i guess that's the reflection
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off the rir. >> lovely. >> nicer way to get the day started today compared to yesterday. >> i know. >> humid outside. today humid but thetusual. not the extra strength humidity. downtown washington, beaming in the early morning sunlight. another 90ege day. 95 degrees yesterday. now wve had seven 90 degree days. average 37. 90s last year we had 43. this bubble of high pressure has pushed t real intense humidity back down to our south keeping it at bay for at least another day or two, but with that front hanging around close to it, it will lead to a little chance for some rainater on in the day. couple of sprinkles. parts of clark county and frederick county and warren county. rinkles. that should dry out in the
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morning and afternoon hours shou be relatively dry. rain chances around the city i think increase dramatically between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. this eke. that could very well impact thes nationgame. keep that in mind if you're headed down there for thee battl of the belt waste nats hometown advantage. 70s in the city. lots of spots in the 60s. our high today will be a war one. 87. 60% chanc for rain later in the day. tomorrow even lower humidity and lohar raines for your thursday. unfortunately higher rain chances come back on friday. stormy on saturday. high . sunday will be the warmer, dryer half of the weekend. over to melissa mollet to see how the traffic is doing. >> morning. taking a look at the roads. chopper 4 over this, we had a
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disabled vehicle. that is clear. a crash southbound295. you can see those delays headed in bound here this morning. northbound 95irginia now express lanes before lorton, still have the crash swing the express lanes. looking better.bo quantico, soud 95 after quantico. vehicle fire on the right ngshoulder. seome delays there. 66, not so bad. upper marlboro. in bound near dower house. tractor-trailer blocking the roadway. seeing delays there. springfield inner loop after springfield, left laneloed there by disabled vehicle. 270, a little slow into high yachts town. you're okay southbound. northbound thoh gaithersburg, 270 having a cra there. travel times, southbound travel times at 270 and the t of the beltway looking normal. 66 in bound, 95 northbound. remember to listen to wtop 105
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f.m. when you hope in your car. 6:54oo if you in your calendar, le there's a li noete that says summer kicks off june 1st. >> yeah, agreed. the calendar says tomorrow. >> news ets m green is live at glen echo park with the people from whington parent magazine. she's sharing four cool stay and play optionsor you and your family. hi, molette. >> hey, guys. we're back a the carrousel where we started at the beginning othe show. the king and the rest of the guys are ready for their last ride this morning. want to thank the people at glen echo and t treats they have from praline bakery. parents always lookinghe for ideas. great ones in your magazine. >> our july issue, parents can pick up the iue and go to
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washington.com for tons of summertime fun ideas. >> that's what it's about, making a staycation easy for the parents and the kitodoes. back iou. >> and what are you doing tomorrow? >> okay. tomorrow first day of summer, right? we need to be on some boats and talk about recreational sailing. the pollution problem. more importantly as well, safetu as go out onto the waterways. so before i leave you, i want to see this carrousel go one more time. hit it, burt. let's go. back in to you guys. let's watch. >> hit it, burt. slow start. all right. thank you, molette. appreciate it.l alright. >> there are children on board. >> yes. 6:5 is our time. here are 4 things to know this morning. oa numberf american airlines flights are canceled due to an
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ongoing computer glitch. nbc's tom costello will have a live update on the cancellations coming up today. improved tips giving them a boost of pay. initiative 77 passed 4 to 77. all workers are earning $15 an hour. a voteai today could the price of your daily commute. if approvedri the hike will take effect as soon as january. you can look for updates on the nbc washington app. >> president trump will meet with lawmars again today to discuss immigrationreform. lawmakers are debating two measures that could end the separation of undocumented children from their parents at the border. more on what's in those bills coming up next on "today." here is a check of your
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five-day forecast. improvement from yesterday. showers are likely for you evening plans so keep that in mind. tomorrow looks like a relatively dry day. lower humidity. sunday, the second hal of your weekend is our next shot at 90. taking a look at the roads, boroughs avenue is showing you the delays here this afternoon. slow there headed in bound. no other real problems. >> thank yo that is the broadcast this morning. we appreciate you waking up with ho. the "today" is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes for weather, traffic, breaking news. until then, enjoy make it a great wednesday, everybody. vo: "ludicrous." that's what the washington post calls the attacks on david blair. it's dirty politics. the washington post endorses blair for montgomery county executive. "an energy and."assion for innovation
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blair is "the best chance of injecting a dose of vitality in a county that badly needs it." a dose of vitality in a county that david: we can invest more in our schools, expand pre-k and improveansporn and we can do it without more taxes when we create jobs. that's the change we need. vo: david blair. democrat for montgomery county executive. endorsed by the washington post.
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good morning. one nation divided.pr neests erupting -c coast-tooast over the trump administration's zero tolerance immigration policy. hecklers forcing the head out of homeland security o of mexican restaurant in washington. >> shame on you. >> shame. shame.id prest trump facing demonstratns of a his own as he visits capitol hill. this morning the president not backing down even as some republicans look for an exitte st. are families now thinking twice before coming he?
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