today" as you start your thursday, we're taking a look at hee roads. that's at night a lot of folks said they had the commute they've seen in years. on your left, a look at the roads right now. on your right, the, back spotted on highways all over the area while into the nit. social media was fired up over this traffic last night. the rain did not help indeed. our chuck bel t saidt the rain would come during the afternoon rush hour and he was right per usual. the battle othe beltways was put on hold because of the rain. nats park was mostly empty by the time the nats and orioles wereeble to t the field after nearly a three-hour delay. the oriels won 3-0 after midnight. theve to believe is th delays had a factor in the game. doing all of this waiting, you know? good morning, everyone, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist getting a look at the morning

commute and forecast for you. chuck and melsa are here hopefully with better news than what we saw yesterday. >> summer soltice today. and yesterday, certainly had quitit a of rain around late into the afternoon and evening hours. most of that is dryings up, you're getting your thursday morning started. still a couple drops out towards stanton and buharris. by and large, you're not going to need your umbrella today. cloudy skies. temperatures 68 in winchester and 66 in luray. gaithersburg and 73 in manassas. temperatures will be climbing a bit into the morning commute. your high today, 85degrees. after a few rain drops this morning most of us will be dry for the second half of the day.

the baseball game this evening, i'll giv you thatforecast, but they should be able to play ba. melissa, my bet half was coming from rockville to downtown to w shaw where live, 2 1/2 hours, crazy. >> i believe it. aaron was stuck until around 8:00 p.m. we were talking about what happened at 11:00 was going to take hours and hours but it took longer than anyone expected. mclean, georgewn run, parking lot there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no worries. everything is nice and clear. ooking at construction of the beltway, woodrow wilson bridge as we were talking about it yesterday. closure for som time. that closure for the outer loop commute.e evening everything nice and clear here this morning. inner loop and outer loop, local lanes. eun, it was a big problem. as yousaid, twitter was fired up, too. >> melissa, thank you.

we're used to that traffic in the d.c. area, right? this morning, peopl are talking about just how bad the roads were yesterday. >> we loted that a of you shared your complaints with us.p trtation reporter adam tuss, one driver said it took 30 minutes to make his bay around a single traffic circle. urs.rs say it took even during the 11:00 news, traffic was still bumper to bumper in much of northern virginia. >>tuch of t traffic is because of this deadly crash on the wilson bridge earlier in the day. the flames were just going through the cars. take a look at those huge pillars of smoke. we're told the driver of the tractor trailerle lost control and crashed int a group of work truck s parked on the bridge. witnesses said this was ing like they've never seen before. >> i saw fire shoot down beneath the bridge. saw smoke up in the sky.

it looked like a bomng of the bridge. >> the driver of the tractor trailer died. take a look here. three construction workers had to be rescued from the bucket underneath the bridge. you see rescue boats. the truck was protected by a barrier reef that was in place for protection from a potential crash. >> and adam is going have a report frome the bri and tell us what to expect this morning. president trump held a rally ru duluth last night just hours after president signed an executive order to end family separation at th border. to stay allow familie together while parents wait for an immigration hearing. virginia senator tim kaine raised concern for the thousands of children missing their parents. >> wha it to say from the00

children you've stripped away from their families. how is that to eure that these children are properly returned to parents who are worried to death abo >> the department of health and human services said it's working to reunite families as soon as possible. we'll have word w onhen that could happen at 4:45. it's now 4:35. a herere other top thstories. e white nationali rally that onegered violence like this in charlottesville last year noh wants to in d.c. the unite the right requested a permit for d.c. in march. the vatican has barred cardinal theodore mccarrick, one of the highest ranking in the church to be removed over sexual

sault allegations. an investigation into the allegation continues and could resuhis expulsion from the priesthood. today, designer kate spade will be laid to rest the 55-year-old took her own life earlier this month inside her new york city apartment. her funeral will be held in her hometown ofsas city, missouri. and toda marriott international will kick off construction of its new headquarters. this is what the new headquarters and flagship hotel like.look construction will be finished by 2022. 4:36no it was two weeks ago tonight first e caps won their stanley cup. last night, they returned to las vegas for the nhld. aw and they continued their party under the a fountainsthe bellagio hotel. i mean, how fun is this, alex nicklas backstrom getting soaked.

and then it was time for the awards. they are so happy. ovi took home his seventh career urice rocket richard trophy as the top scorer. and we hear his thoughts for the firstime on coach barry trotz's departure. >> wt to thank him for a great job. to be our coach, be our dad, you know, giv us a chance to win this. but again, it's a business. you know, we never know what's going to happen. i'm sures h going to be fine and i wish him luck. >> ovi has another milestone to look forward you may have noticed, his wife is pregnant with the first child. so much to celebrate. what a banner year for alex ovechkin. mark your calendar, the league just announced that the team's home opener will be octobe 3rd against the boston bruins. >> not much time, right? >> very small window of time

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rates along the dallas toll roadg before anyths set in stone, they want to hear from you. a 30-day comment period will start on july 2nd. it cou cost you an extra $1.25 each day. the majority and rouenue go to the silver line expansion. if approved the price hike would take effect as soon as january. >> good morning, i think that's a fine, fine, fine idea. there's a slight chance for ash er or two on friday. a higher chance for rain. ularly saturday evening and night. should be able to get your hours in out at the pool. sunday looks like a fine day as well. ocean temperatures, close 70 degrees. coming up xt, when see you, i'll show you the whole ten-day forecast which includes at least one shot at 90 degrees. it was a mess yesterday.

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>> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." so, the democrats want open borders, l everybody come in. let everybody pour in. we don't care, let them come in from the middle east. let them come in from all over the place. we don't care. we're nogoing to let it happen. >> president trump doubled down on his administration's zero tolerance immigration policy at a rally last night inminnesota. the event came just hours after he signed an executive order en ong the separation families who enter the u.s. illegally. >> newss susan mcginnis has more on what's next here. susan what does thi order actually do? >> well, good morning, aaron, and yan eun. and now congress has to turn t

emigration reform. >> susan, a lot of people want to know what happened to thedy families alr separated. will those children be reunited with their parents soon? >> well, what we're hearing iss ther actual mex fichanism to reunite the families. one former i.c.e. executive said it's psible that the kids may never see their kids and become a ward of the united states. but right now families that need to get to the family detentions centround the country, once those reach capacities they'll be in what are called immigration jails with parents. >> susan mcginnis for us this morning. thank you. >> thank you. d.c. voters may have approved initiate 77 but the fight is not over. on tuesday's primary, 55% approved the measure that means by 2025 all workers in d.c. will earn $15 an hour even if they earn tips.th d.c. council still has the

power to reject or modify initiative 77. they've done it befor voters approved term limits. it passed. 17% of people voted it's a low turnt in the election. i think it's a misnomer. it's the will of the people the ll of the people that voted in this election with the lowest turnout. >> respect that the voters did not vote for this initiative. >> outsiders say it's almost certain that the d.c.ouncil will at least modify initiative 77, it'snl uely that council will take action anytime soon. mayor bowser is also against initiative 77. students who sued the alcoholic control board jt got a big settlement. this video of his arrest went viral. you can see agents hitting himr to the gd as his head was bleeding. agents claim that johnson w trying to get into a bar with a

fake i.d. johnson said his i.d. was valid. he filed a lawsuit. and court documents show that lawsuit was settled for just under $125,000. >> we have an update of a hit-and-run story out of prince george's county. we first told you a 21-year-old woman was hit by a truck on 95 south a month ago. her parents are now calling the incident a hate crime. 21-year-old brea wilson's parents sale sheas checking her tire when robert mcgee drove and startingelling at her. wilson then stepped in front of the truck and he kept driving. >> more upset. i'm really hurt. she's going through a lot. and it's just very emotional. >> wilson suffered bad burns on her arms and shoulders virginia state polichaed mcgee with a felony and assault.

rams receid a traffic summons for bei a pedestrian on the interstate and improper stopping. new video this morning of a crash that happened last may in the lincoln tunnel. it shows the moment of impact. two new jersey transit buses crashed into each othe riders can be seen flying into the air as the buses mad that impact. 32 people were hurt there. their injuries were only minor, though. today, prince george's county schools is olding a job fair at the wise high school in marlboro. the district said it's especially tough to find teachers for science and math. students c enjoy a free barbecue lunch every day. that's because of the county's program. it touched off at hutchinson

elementary school yesterday. the daily menu includes burgers, sausages, grilled chicken along with fruit and vegetables. children 18 and under, it's free, adults can eat for just $2. >> younge go find me there this afternoon. >> not for you, aaron. tonight on "little big shots" the kid from d.c. who a science whiz with a sense of humor. >> your elementn the periodic table is element number 60. iron will fit through any metal. so, i said you could be mr. magnetic. >> ha ha. >> yeah. i don't get it. >> that is remedial goldfin. he's an ambassador from here in the district. you can watch"little big shots"

tonight at 8:00. if you haven't seen the show, obviously, steve harvey is a comedian but these kids -- >> he's going places. he's funny and smart, lovem. >> he needs to work on his joke timing. it was a really lon buildup. >> yeah, it was a science joke. everyone liked this one. it's like russian literature jokes for me. they go right over my head. it is the best of times, worst of times -- oh, thah.s engl >> yeah. >> it is indeed going to be a cloudy start -- >> oh, you lost them -- >> no, isn't that the beginning of "greatns expectat best of times worst of times -- that's why i don't d well at russian literature. oh, it is exhausting. >> it is exhausting. >> mostly cloudy across the area. these clouds will not be producing as much rain today as we've been o dealing withr the last few days. most of the showers will be

drying up as they come east of the mountains. a few showers around here at page, not big impact. let me show you future weather, other than fewrops this morning, most of us will be dry through the bulk of the afternoon.ai highest chance will be west and south of us. from winchester, woo stock, luray, harrisonburg, culpepper, those are the areas most likely to see a few showers. this is already midnight tonight. in chance go up. pretty much starth to fin during the day tomorrow. tomorrow, cloudy cool and uliny. get as much as an inch of rain tomorrow. chance e high rain continue on into your saturday as well. 85 with partly cloudy ities. 76 rain tomorrow. 85 with afternoon storms on saturday. near 90 on sunday with no more than a passing shower chance. drier weather finally moves b ak in we get to the early parts of next week. all right, metissa mollet,

hear your best material for russian literature humor. >> lordy -- that'sust not a good idea for me. it's way too early, right? tang a loo at mclean, georgetown pike near difficult run parking lot. we now have all lanes blocked right there. trying to figure out what'sn going we'll let you know. bottom of the beltway, inner loop and outer loop fine here. very different this morning when the woodrowso w bridge was shut down. mave look, woodrow wilson bridge. and local lanes moving along quite nicely. and on the beltway, no major problems. aaron. >> melissa, thankyou. hey, i want to show you a little piece of video thhere. was recorded near lake tahoe in california. a deputy can be seen shattering a car window to save a bear. >> you heard him correctly. placer cnty sheriff's office

put out this video as a reminder not to leave food i your car. the deputysh sma the window so the bear could escape. oh, my goodness. lesson learned. united airlineser this su new rules are in place about the pelts passengers can bring on ard. only cats and logs will be allowed to fly. but you still want to make sure yours is allowed. all 25 breed including snub nose dogs may be health risks will be banned blowing at tempatures below 45 degrees or above 85 degrees. it comes after hig profile incidents in recent months including the death of a dog who was p in overhead bins. >> movie pass is getting new competition. amc is launches its own vi subscription s for $20 a month. that will allow subscribers to

see up to three movies a week. it will include screening of imax. if you wished cow visit wakanda, you will soon have a chance to do that, sort of. pieces of the movie "black panther" will be on display during the inaugural smithsonian african-american film festival this october. items you'll be able to see include "black panther" hero costumes and used by the cry and behind the scenes aswell. the national museum of history is also considering adding them nt a perma display. whatever people about the movie, it was historic in a lot of different ways. >> so true. >> characters dates back to the '60s during the civil rights movement. so you started to >> and just to see this incredible cast front and nter, every star.

and the movie itself on its own merit was excellent. i highly recommend it. t tohing those scenes, i w go see it again. 4:57. ahead now at 5:00 on "news4 toda" the smoke could be seen for miles. traffic was backed to you for hours. you were probably caught in some of that yesterday. >> not me. >> the latest from the roads. >> i . a huge property for one of the largest hotels. that's next on "news4 today." too many devices on your network could mean you see this that's why you need fios-the 100% fiber-optic network.

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it is some of the worstve traffic ween in years. the smoke could be seen formi s away. the fiery crash left one man dead and drivers all over the dmv stuck in traffic late into the >>ght. he president finally signs an order to end family separation athe borde but willhis order bring lasting resolution to the growing debate. a nd the white supremacist rally until charlottesville wants a repeat rally exactlyne year later. bought in charlottesville, though. now their shts are setor the white house. >> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. good morn,g, everyo thanks for joining us on this thursday. i'm e yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we know plenty of you want to know whether there's another traffic nightmare thi