we have team coverage of that crash. l check your weather with chuck and cena. she's live at the accident in gaithersburg. megan. >> well, guys. unfortunately, no change. this ramp is still closed. if you look behind me here, you can see that they've got the electronic arrow signinhere tellpeople to get to the right. now, this is the ramp from westbound 370 to get on to southbound 270. it has been closed all night long because of this accident. a tractor-trahaer was using ramp. are truck would carry a television set atly. as it took the ramp and went around that e,cur truck slipped on to its side. they have quite a cleanup job to do. they've ben offloading th televisions. got to complete that work, and uen haul the out of here. for the time being, this ramp still closed. westbound 370, that ramp seuthbound 2 p 0. a lot of peopleit. a lot of people come upon this detour at the speed.

they'll have to quickly get to the right. keep your speeds down, and keep in mind you'll have to do that detour. we'll go to melissa.r chop 4 just got over megan. look at this mess. westbound 37 the ramp to southbound 270 shut down because of this overturned tractor-trailer. this tractor-trailer went over and lost that load of tvs. this looks like, i have to say, it's not going to be cleaned up any time soon. youhio have front end lotrer here. it'ng to load the dump truck and get everything in there and get this reopened. we're already six hours into this this morning. 37 westbound 0 turn around there at fields road. get back on southbound that will work for you here this morning. as we zoom out just a little bit here, wood bridge, northbou 95 on the river bridge, disabled iehicle in the left center lane. beltway looks nce and light.

>> there's a couple of showers, but we're talking about heat and humidity. this is over the next several days. >> not at all happy about that. >> i knew i i mean, you know, whenever you see the word july showing up on your -- you know it's going t be trouble. >> yes. >> welcome back from vacation. >> thank you. >> you're back from the beach. i'll be at the beach next week. it's tag team vacation time around here during the summer. a it is mostly cloudy sky this morning. not much in the wayof rain around the city. there are lingering raindrops. i'll show you where they are here on storm team radar across parts of shenandoah country. sprinkles here north of leesburg andup to charlestown, west virginia, and a few more raindrops on the county line ry nd. those are going generally eastbound. once you get close to the i-95 cortdor and points eowards the bay, i think rain chances today are very, very lw. there's your planner. hides every highs today around 89 degrees.

we all knowt's the humidity. it's typical for d.c. summer today. rrturning annoying to and down right oppressive. sheena has your exercise forecast coming up. >> chuck, thanks so much ti6:03 now. police need help tracking down a sexual predator targeting women in the district. >> these assaults have women and police high alert. >> reporter: almost two weeks ago the one here on new hampshire this one in broad daylight another attack. d.c. police put the video out just yesterday. they want you to keephaour eye on man in the blue t-shirt with that dark hat.he appears to be following that look again. he is tailing that woman there in the dress.

then the attack he off camera, but we do know that this man is now wanted for misdemeanor sexual abuse. for those who live and work in the foggy bottom area, they say anac attk like this has happened just too close to them. >> so know that, like, it r happeght around the corner. i mean, it's really scary, and jut lets you know th this stuff happens anywhere, and you have to be ready for it. >> you have to be ready and ig ant. police say that is good advice. aney also want you to pay extra attention to the in that video because they cannot rule out that he could be the same an responsible for the attack over on newport place. again, just a short walk from 22nd and new hampshire avenue. we're live here at northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. n, aaron, back to you. >> justin, thank you. we're also following breaking news on a deadlyinire

kenya. >> newss megan fitzgerald more from the live desk. megan, what's happening? >> eun and aaron, aire broke through one of nairobi kenya's largest open air markets today killing 15 people and injuring another70. want to show you some video here. you can see that market is totally burned the ground. smoke still rising. o a countyficial says six bodies have been recovered. nine arenstill stucke that building. rescue crews are working fast to try to save survivors who are trapped in the rubble you see there. manyenns shop for clothes and other supplies at this market. that's the back to you. >> thank you, megan. it's now 6:05. also developi in northwest d.c., the search for the person who robbed an fbi employee while the city was celebrating the cap's staply cupwin. while the wok was celebrating, police say a man tried to take herbackpack. the suspect was able to get her wallet that contained her fbi badge

police be this is a suspect you see here. take a look. he is wearing glasses and a black hat. he tried to use the woman's atm card. if you recognize him, call lice. we also have an update to a story we first brought you yesterday morning. a little girl shot at mgm national harborn remains critical condition. we've learned the 6-year-old grabbed an energized handrail near an outdoor foundan area late tuesday night.r mgm sey guard jumped in to help the girl whose heart had stopped beating. a prince george estcountyof pole ficer performed cpr on her as she was rushed to the hospital.g trd was shocked as well, but was not badly injured. mgm national har ur sent a statement saying, "this is a horrible accident, and we are heartbroken. we offer our support and prayers for the family. we are fully cooperating with the prince george estcounty fire departmento investigate the incident. a major battle is shapi on capitol hill over the seat much supreme court justice

anthony kennedy. his departure let's trump-- his choice could solidify a conservative majority on the court. president trump says efforts to replace nnedy will begin mmediately. democrats say not so fast, cite rg republicans holding up president barack obama's nomination of judge merrick garland in 2016. >> our republican colleagues in the senate should follow the rules they set in 2016. not to consider a supreme court justice in an lex en elect year. >> it's imperative that the nominee be considered fairly and not t>> attacks. he was appointed to the high court in 1988 by president the supreme court was a talking point for president trump during a campaign rally in north carolina last night.

the president was in fargo stumping for republican senate candidate cramer. between digs at democrats, the president thanked justice can endidis i for service, and the timing of his decision. >> i'm very honored that he choiz tri do it d my term in office because he felt co mident in to make the right choice and cay on his great legacy. that's why he is in there. >> we'll have more on the president's nominee on the future of the court coming up later this morning. back here in washington demonstrators rallied outside of the home of long-time ongresswoman maxine waters. a group called patriot ticket gathered outside of waters' home in northwest d.c. last week she toldpo sers to call out trump cabinet members if they see them inpublic. her comments came after several incidents, including wite house press secretary sarah huckabee

sanders being asked to leaf a rers restaurant in virginia. that restaurant, the red hen in lexington, virginia, willow be closed until next week.aw >> he ran from a traffic stop. police pulled the car over because it matched the description of a car involved in an earlier shooting. investigators say rose was not involved in that shootinme and was unwhen he was killed. >> you dornt shoot somebody in the back if they are not a threat to you. >> found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. it in no no way justifies the murder. >> court documents say that officer edrossfeld admihe did

not see a gun bngore shoo's crutchfielawyer says the principal verbally attacked her in a parking lot two weeks ago. no charges were filed, but aas note sent home to children because they may have seen the onfrontation. both women are on leave, while the district investigates. crutchfield wants the principal to be fired. >> if the bullying didn't stop, it will continue. news 4 has reached out to the incipal of the school. so far we have not heard back. zblieshlgts it is 6:10 right now. today the head of fbi is set to testify on the agency's actions during the 2016 presidential campaign. christopher ray and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein

before the house judiciary committee. they will likely have to aner questions on the inspector general report about what both agencies diduring the 2016 race. still ahead, e number of opioid deaths across our area is rising. >> the new lawsuit aimed at saving lives. sheena. >> well, good morning. temperatures you are heading out maybe to do exercise outside, they'll be 80s this afternoon. near 90 degrees by 5:00 p.m. the best chance of any shower today will be just in the next couple of hours. otherwise, we're dry, but heating up into the weekend, chuck is back with a look at the hot weekend forecast. a y. the lifeguards just got here. we're ready to jump into the river. stay-cation his option for the fourth of july weekend coming up on news 4 weekend coming up on news 4 toda

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zblieshlgts welcome back. warm front 15. virginia leaders are taking drastic steps to stop the dely opioid epidemic. >> the number of opioid-related a dramatic een increase throughout our area. take a look at the latest numbers from the cdc. 151% is the jump from2015 to 2016. in w virginia i 24%. yesterday virginia's attorney general said he is suing drugmaker purdue pharma. mark herring says purdue lied opioids, dangers of such as oxycont , and made patients believe that over-the-counter pain medications are notef ctive. virginia wants purdue to compensate the victims. we are working for you with

another summer stay-cation for you and your family. nothing says summer quite like an amusement park. g moleten is auerbach yard at six flags in largo. hey, molette. >> hey, guys. we havmore people ready to jump into the river attraction here. this is the newest one here at six flags, and it is so much fun as the weather heats up. >> oh, yes. >> freedom and all the ks. tell me about this new ttraction. >>oh, my gosh, it is bigger, better, wider, wetter. all of that. we blew up castaway creek that was here before.in ovation is part of our dna here at sixlags america, so we wanted to do something that just blew people away. we came up with wahoo river. >> you have 17 lifeguards posted up. these kids are going in now. >> oh, yeah. >> a little earlier than we wanted. i love that. o that's okay. that's okay.

>> july 4th weekend. you're expecting lots of people. you have a whole festival of things for people to do. >> oh, yes, we do. we have big deal foam party, v.i.p. parties, party zone. we've got all american food festival. all of this is going to be happeng during june 30th to july 4th all those days. five days in a row. >> they're in the water, as you can see. they're in the water. we're goingto talk about safety tips when you get in the water coming up later onho in the . skbro we'll see you soon. it's 6:17 right now.e nt to get you up to speed on the morning commute. >>melissa has been following the breaking news in gaithersburg. >> montgomery county this morning, guys, westbound 370, the ramp to southbound 270, chopper 4 showing you the problem here. this is an overturned

tractor-trailer with a load of tvs, and you can see that debris is everywhere. now, as chopperzo sort ofs out here, you can see that everybody there on 370 is just ogoing toinue on and you're going to flip around there at fields road to get on southbound 270 there. that closure is definitely going to be there for a couple of more hours here this morning. southbound 27 on up in frederick, right shoulder blocked by a crash there. as we look at the beltway, we're okay. fort washington, northbound indian head highway after swan e c disabled vehicle in the left center lane he. right now travel times, 270 south germantown to the spur, no problems. to of the beltwa looking good. 95 to 270. going to take you about 15 minutes here this morning. 66 inbound. awesome. no problems there. p5 north qauntico to the beltway, very al. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm. whehop in your car this morning, you are more on this problem. that's coming up. chuck. >> thanks, melissa.

sun is up on a thursday what was a fairly cloudy sky earlier is giving way to more in the way of sunshine. it's rained two ou three days, and we've had nearly double our amount of rain fall. on average we g onl seven inches. we've had almost 14 inches of ra rain just since may 12th. you can see mother nature and suburban new york city,d h into parts of southern new england. another cluster down across parts of kentucky ande tenness but in the middle of there we are starting to dry out just a bit. still a few drops left up across parts of northern maryland and out into the panhandle of west virginia. a little light rain in front royal there at warren county these rain chances are sneaking eastbound, but they're drying up as theyg. come al most of it will dry up before it gets to thi-95 corridor.

uldn't rule out a quick drop or two, but this is going to be like a little five minute swipes of the wipers and it's done kind of an event. we'll being bah being to sunshne and dryer weather later on today and heating up too. we're in the low to mid 70s ashtd the city already. perfect day to do a little gartdgart gardening perhaps. just a lingering drop two. dry by noon. it's going to get hotter and more humid starting tomorrow. perfect time to remove e spent flowers from your annuals and perennials. roses and such.l it wncourage a longer bloom season. nothing wrong with that. temperatures today, again,up in thr 80s to near 90. low 90s coming our way for tomorrow. the heat and humidity really build by the weekend. saturday's high, 96. feeling like 100. sunday's gh, 97. monday's high 96. at index hose days h could be as high as 105 degrees. back to the ews. maryland's mart trains may

be in danger of missing a mandatory deadline to make travel sa the news 4's i-team investigates what's wrong. >> plus, transforming interstate 66. a major project getting underway today designed to make your commute es ier. detailen

welcome back. 6:22. a warning for all of you who use maryland's mark trains for your morning commute. >>am the i-ot a letter that of d the railroad is at risk missing a mandatory deadline to make travel fer. jody fleisher has more.

>> reporter: every day thousands of commuters take the mark train to and from work. >> i don't drive into d.c. for anything. >> reporter: they're glad to know the federal government i making a railroads install positive train control or ptc, a safety system that slows or stops trains automatically to prevent collisio and derailment. >> it's probably well overdue, actually. >> the ntsb says ptc could have preinted crashes this one, which killed eight passengers in philadelphia three years ago or this one which kille 1 people near silver spring back in 1996. >> it is frustratingo go to accident after accident that could have been prevented. >> the aintsb chan calls any further delay in approximate implementing ptc acceptable. >> i think lives are at stake. > records obtained by the i-team show mark still has 26 locomotives to upgrade, and it's yet to train any employees. this federal warning letter says the railroad is at risk of failing to meet the congressionaladne. we ask maryland's governor about

the letter addressed to him. >> i don't really know at thing abat. i haven't seen the letter. i'm not aware of it until you just raised it. we'll certainly get to the bottom of it and try to get an answer. >> they need to step up their game and get it ne. >> a mark spokesman told us no one was available to answer our questions about the warning letter, but insisted mrk is on track to meet the deadline. amtrak has said it my not let trains without ptc run on its tracks after january 1st. jody fleisher, news 4 i-team. it's now 6:25.ge coming up,r woods teeing off for a tournament. that is special to this all-star's heart. >> it's happening in auerbach yard. what he told us it's like being back in our area. just ahead. then it's really going to be heating up around here. beautiful sunrise right now coing up in a fuptew minutes. we'll talk about how hot the sun will be this afternoon and taking you ahead to an even hotter weekend. coming up.

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that breaking news, a 4 traffic alert that could slow down your morning commute. taking a look at th view from chopper 4. this is 370, interstate 370, in gaithersburg. crews are still cleaning up after a tractor-trailer tipped over just before midnsht. >> tha big mess. here's the scene from overnight. it happened in the westbound lanes of 370 right at the ramp to southbound 270. that means trouble for two highways that are usually filling up this time of day. we have team coverage to get you aroundthis problem inyour first 4 traffic. >> melissa will have your alternates. first we nt to go out to megan mcgra. she's on i-370 with a closer look at the cleanup effort there. megan. >> yeah. guys, we are starting to see the traffic tie-ups here.

take a look behind me. you can see the detour itself t re, the ramp completely closed here, and you can see the cars slowing down as they are forced to go to the right. now, take a look at chopper a better can you ge idea for what we're dealing with here. this is the wemp frombound 370 to southbound 270. bghore midn last night, a trac r-trailer was making its way down that ramp with a load of television sets in the bk of the truck as the driver went aund that rve, for whatever reason, that truck went over on toeeits side, and you can the mess that hours later we still have basically debris scattered across the ramp. they do have crews here. they've got dump trucks, front end loaders. they're in the process of trying to clean things up, but as can you see from the mess and just how much debris there is, this is wiing to be th us for someti to come. west 370, that ramp to southbound 270 out of commission

for rush hour this morning. keep that in mind. we are starti see those tie-ups. if you are going through the area, keep your speeds down. you're going to have to be toured off to the righ now, with more on what folks should do, we're going tosa melimollet. melissa. >> thank you, megan. taking a look from above. tthis is thatactor-trailer who lost the load there of tvs. they were drying they are trying to offload that and get it off the road.oo taking a here, they're going to make you continue on 3 370. the problem is you then have to make that u-turn here or turn left on fields n road therer rio. thats really not the greatest place to be. do you can avoid this, you're going to want toit to get back on to southbound 270 this morning. it is going to be slow. woodbridge, northbound rte 1 after 123 have a crash reported there. beltway right now actually looking ite good here this morning. fort washington northbound i understand i can't be head highway after swan creek road, disabled vehicle in the left

center lane. aaron. >> all right, melissa. thank you. i also did it because i got a tan while i was in florida. >> bragging about your vaek. vacati >> it's going to feel like florida around here, so i don't have to brag for too much longer. okay.o >> next time we're sending you to canada for vacation. happen.s not going to it's gorgeous in the summer. here's a live look out on the sunrise. a little humid. going to keep we go through the morning hours, and you'll notice the humidity as you stipulate outside. 68 in leesburg. 6 every -- 72, gaithersburg. a couple of showers around. those are start to movugh and move out of here by about lunchtime. then temperatures will be heating up. most of the area does stay nice and dry. especially through the

afternoon. ke a look as we go through lurj time and early this afternoon we're in the 80s and mid 80s by 1:00 p.m., and we reach ourt hih perature around 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. you can bet it's going to be hotter tha the 85 you see. we'll take a look at the afternoon forecast. chuck will have your grillingan d beach forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, sheena. thank you. we're following breaking news now. a deadly plane crash in india. >> news 4's megan fitzgerald is at the live desksith more details. >> i want you to take a liv to the fire that followed that crash. skbro this is a neighborho in mumbai, india, looked like moments after a plane crashed there. indian news media is sayi five people are dead tincluding pilots and a pedestrian. the train crashed into a y multi-storbuilding that was under construction. back to you. n. all right, meg thank you.

it's 6:34 now. d.c. police need your help snding this man, the man you see here in the blrt. he walked in behind a woman and sort of reached up her skirt, we believe, and then ran away. >> that's back on june 13th on new hampshire avenue northwest near dupont circl>> police believe this man could be involved inther case a woman was attacked on newport place late sunday night. if you recognize a man in the surveillance video, call police. we'll have much more on the story coming up in just a few minutes. our other top stories this inrning. the senate is ge up for a showdown over the next united states supreme court justice. justice anthony kennedy announced his retirement yesterday effective at the end of next month. democrats say the vote should wait until after the election.ay todirst lady melania trump will visit a shelter for children who have been separated

from their parents at the u.s. border with mexico. more than 300 children are t staying phoenix, arizona, facility. a visit to a texas sector last week sparked controversy because of a jacket she wore while boarding her flight. it says "i really don't care, do you?" a man who died in police custody this week hay have an embolism. that's what fairfax county police are saying after picking up christopher paul. police were called r an overdose and were restraining paul. that's when he stopped responding. he died at the hospital. >> today cews will begin introduction to ease your commute on i-66. zblisogs improvements will a be made to the wnod trail in that area. construction expected to wrap up by 2020. tiger woods is back on the links in maryland today playing at a tournamented that he help get off the ground. the pro-am at tpc potomac

started wednesday. tiger hasn't played in this tournament since 2015, but fans are more thaneady to welcome him back. part of that is because tiger's back surgery. he says he is doing things he hasn't done in ten years. woods told reporters that o 's great tbe back, which isn't surprising because he won this event twice before. >> i think it's been special. >> admission is free for all active and retir members of the military. children under 15 also free with paying adults. tickets start at $39. >> now, tiger is supposed to tei offafternoon around 1:20. the first round of golfers, they get started at 7:00 this morning. a soccer star is bringing his talents to the district. details on a possible deal with one of the biggest names in the professional league.ri

>> that's t. you don't have to go far to stay cool in this heat wave that's on e way. we've got some water safety tips coming up next on news 4 today, athey get into the wahoo river. ande're still tracking that first 4 traffic alert on westbound 370. take a live look from chopper 4. the ramp to southbound 270 is er closed a tractor-trailer overturned. overturned. team coverag

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this morning many musicians and fans are remembering joe jackson, the father of music's most popular family who died yesterday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. his legacy began with the jahkson five. later managed the careers of both michael jackson and janet jackson. >> in recent years he was reportedly arrest ranged from most of his children. both michael and janet spoke ai about their sed relationship with their father. michael even told reporters about his father's abuse over theyears. overnight michael jackson's estate released a statement offering condolences to his wife, catherine jackson,and the entire family. joe jackson was 89 years old.

now one of the world's biggest soccer stars is coming totown. >> sources say wayneo roney will arrive today to sign a multi-year contract with d.c. united. there's been speculati about the move for some months now. rooney is england's all-time leading gol skoerer. the deal would keep him in washington through 2020.r >> thesfer window opens on july 10th, and that means that rooney could play when united opens a audi field on july 14th. >> let's hope he is there to christen the new stadium. right now in montgomery county we are shut down 370 to ramp 270. overturned tractor-trailer and debris. tvs across the roadway. p.ll details on how to get around it coming weather-wise, not a whole lot to worryabout. still just the last few little

raindrops out there early this morning. it will be dry for grilling out in the backyard later on today, and if you are beach bound for the weekend, good idea. sunny, hot

we continue to track a impacting rt for you two major highways in maryland. take a look. chopper 4 is over the sce on the westbound lanes of 370. the ramp to southbound 270 is closed because crews atill cleaning up a tractor-trailer that overturned before midnight. it was carrying tvs. >> it was the scene overnight. montgomery countyire ask rescue -- it's taking a long time to clean up. melissa is gointo be here in a feminutes with some alternate routes for you. >> police in the district are trying to catch this man. take a look. this is surveillance video of m t they are trying to reach for the woman in the dress. it happened just more thanwo eks ago in new hampshire

avenue, northwest in dupont. zploirjs police topt have as many eyes on this man, they say, that's bold enough to strike in broad daylight.ak a look there. this video taking close to 8:00 a.m. june 13th. surveillance footage. about two weeks ago again, new hampshire avenue near 22nd street. that man in the blue t-shirt is holding a cell phone, butea ap to be trailing that woman in front of had imwhere, she appears to not be aware of what's going on behind her. then he lunges forward. the action, though, goes off camera. hwever, we do know is now wanted for misdemeanor sexual abuse andemains at large at this time. you might imagine this area of northwest foggy bottom, very busy. lots of people who live and thrk ins area, who are getting wind of this story, and seeing that videoeynd t all want

this man caught. >> as somebody who walks and th commutes here's kind of worrisome. >> i feel pretty safe here. it's a little disturbing. attack happeni this is a short walk on new hampshire avenue over at newport placnear 21st street. police are saying to be vigilant at this time. keep your eyes open. make sure you're aware of your surrounding if you are perhaps a victim of this man or recognize him to give themas call as soo you can. we're live here in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> justin, thank you. we have an update now to a tory we firstought you yesterday morning. that little girl shocked at mgm national harbor remains in critical condition. we've learned the 6-year-old grabbed an energized handrail near an outdoor fouptan.

an mgm security guard jumped in to help the girl whose heart had stopped beating. a police officer then performed cpr on her as she was rushed to the hos tal. the guard was shoktd as well, but was n badly injured. mgm national harbor sent us a statement saying, in par "this is a horrible accident, and we are heartbroken. we offer our support and prayers for the family. wtare fully coopeg with the prince george's county fire department to investigate the cident." a major battle is shaping up on capitol hill over the seat of supreme court justice anthony kennedy. justice kennedy announced he will retire at the end of july. cs departure gives president trump thence to select a second supreme court justice. the second nominee solidifies ao conservative ty on the supreme court. more on the supreme court

showdown ahead on the "today" show. another effort to pass immigration edreform faand it wasn't even close. every democrat in the house voted against ai compr vote yesterday. >> to house upo 12,000 people. the defense department says about 2,000 of tho people would be resettled in the next two months. snoo today we could learn the outcome. officials will begin countingn provis and absentee ballots. one race where those balts could have an impact is for the next countyex utive. mark elridge and blair are basically tied. the provisirenal ballots playing a big role here because a computer glitch at the

american motor vehicle administration left about 80,000 people improperly registered. the only way thdse people co vote was to use a provisional ballot. the police officer at the center of a deadly shootingrmf teenager is now charged with homicide. east pittsburgh police officer michael rossfeld s kt andled 17-year-old antoine rose last week as he ran away from a traffic stop. officers rossfeld thought rose was involved in the shooting, but investigators say rose washa not involvet crime and was unarmed when he was killed. he worksd for the east pits f police department. sorry for that erro> >>w cleanup crews are working to remove a tractor-trailer. it flipped on to its side. this happened on 370 west at the ramp to 270. we have team coverag melissa will have your alternates. >> first, though, megan mcgrath is live on 3 with a closer look at the cleanup effort there.

megan, good morning. >> this accident happened before ehdnight last night. as can you seed me here, this ramp still closed, and we are seeing the traffic tie-ups starting to build here in the area. take a look at the view from chopper 4 here. you get an idea for the enormous cleanup job here. this is the ramp from westboundu 370 tobound 270 here in gaithersburg. last night a tractor-trailer carrying televisions went around the curb of the ramp and ended up on its side.pi ited debris all across the roadway. they have equipment and folks here on the sceny' th starting to clean things up, but there is a lot of debris on the road, and so this is going to take som time. the ramp from 370 to southboundl 270 coely closed. that will be the case for a while. we're going to send it now over to melissa. >> 100 and 105 on saturday. >> as we start taking a lookth delays here this morning, guys, we have about a one-mile backup westbound 370 as you are approaching southbound 270 here this morning.

chopper 4 showing you those delays. that is all can you dohis morning. allow some extra time if you have to head that way. inner loop at 295, left side blocked by the disabled vehicle there. woodbridge, northbound route 1 still have that crash hanging around as well. as you are loing at travel mes, 66 inbound here this morning. fairfax county parkway to the beltway. you're on time. 95 north, qauntico to the beltway. not bad. 31 miles per hour. it's okay this morning for a thursday. in maryland southbound 270 are cruising there. slow, though, top of the beltway. outer loop from to 2 p 0. it's going to take you 30 minutes going about 18 miles per hour. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> good morning, melissa. today we're going to be heating up as we go through the afternoon.

take a look at the current temperature. already 76 degrees. we have some sunshine out there, and that will be continuing as we go througrn the afn. a six of sun and clouds through the later portion of the day.ng we're loo at mostly dry conditions on the radar. a few sprinkles north and west.a the really dying out, though. they'll continue to kind of move through and not a big deal as we move through the afternoon hours at all. we'll be on the dryer side. it's 76 again in ngwasn. 73 in manassas. annapolis at future weather, though, not showing too much activity. mostly just a mix of sunand clouds this afternoon. we're not concerned about the rain right now until next wednesday. i'll show you that in a second. this is benno available at the humane and res we're looking at temperatures already in the mid 80s. warming up 5:00 p.m. maybe a short walk. we're going to be near 90 ug degrees th the afternoon. august 18th, you can find out re the nbc washingtonapp.

doption ur biggest event. we'll be teelg anywhere from 100 to 105 degrees.s normal high 87. actual temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90 it's going to be very hot, very humid around here. it will be nice at the beach this weekend, but still pretty warm. temperatures mainly mid to upper 80s there. look at that heat continuing to monday an unfortunately, so far chance of storms on fourth of july, guys. >> all right, sheena. thank you. we are working for r u with anotmmer staycation option for your family. nothing says summer like an amusement park. >> we are at six flags and largo. molette is checking out all the attractions in time for the holiday weekend. >> good morning. >> it's going to be so key to stay cool and safe through this heat wave. that's exactly what these guys are itching to here at the wahoo river. it's the newest attraction here. sorry, guys. freedom and sam, you guys -- i

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sunday ight. >> today crews begin construction to ease your commute on i-66. they're adding another eastbound lane. it will run from the dual ennectoe -- dulles connector by fairfax drive. > the westbound ramp from i-370 to 270 still shut down because of this early morning tractor-trailer accident. crews are working to clean up the scene there. drivers should expect delays. right now westbound 3 you're seeing a one mile backup. take a look. no doubt this cleanup will take a couple of hours.n you con on westbound 370. you can turn around at fields road to get on to 270. >> melissa, thank you. that is theroadcast this morning. thanks for waking up with us. l l >> gang isll back

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