dangerous heat and humidity linger over the whole region ahead of independence day celebrations. but there could be some weekend relief on the y. >> "news 4 today" starts now. >> the heat wave does continue today. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. we'll show you a picture that will probably be the calmest that the traffic will be. today will be the busiest day of traffic. >> we'll ook at the dangerous eat on this weather alert day, sheena. >> we're talking about the heat advisory. yesterday, it was feeling ale li over 105 for some areas, 107, 108 for part ofhe area. today, we're going to feel 105g s. we have a heat advisory for

erybody again. the weather pattern is stagnant. if you have respiratory issues, you want to avoid the hours outside. make sure you stay hydrated today. it's 82 in washington. if we stay above 79 degrees for a low temperature, that's the 2002.st low temperature in here's what's going to happen as we go through your morning. we're going to stay very warm. we're going to. heat by 11:00 a.m., we're going to b around 90 degrees but feeling close to 100. we're going to look at the afternoon forecast coming up. let'soead over melissa

mmollet. in mccleon maclean, southbound parkway. a work zonein blo the right lane there. as you look at the beltway, that looks good. things are going to change. you don't want to travel betweem 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. right, aaron? >> if you say so. melissa, thank you. it's 4:02. if you're planning to hit the road, you're not alone. aaa is calling tay terrible tuesday. it predicts 47 million people will travel for the july 4th holiday. holiday gas prices are as high as they've been in four years. >> we've seen higher gasrices throughout the year. they're not stopping anyone for travel. people want to take their vacations. th want to get out of town. they want to enjoy the weather.

>> this word of caution from aaa, the worst time to travel in our area is around the 3:00ush hour time. congested roadst aree only thing that we have to deal with today. >> tha heat wave continues. r conditioners will be on full blast in the cars and orices and y homes. shorts, sunglasses, sunscreen. >> something without caffeine and without alcohol. it has a little bit of sugar and salt. it's perfect. >> coming up in a few minutes, sheena parveen will tell us when we'll see a break in the temperatur and our next chance of rain, coming up. tomorrow, thousands will descend on the capital for fourth of july. be ppared f road closures, before you wake up tomorrow morning. the area around the mall will be restricted. e's four major events.

the nats are playing at 11:30.th big parade on constitution avenue, starts at 11:45. gate s open at 3:00 in thete oon. and the national mall will be packed a with people looking f good spot for the fireworks. >> as of right now, there's no credible threats to theon washind.c. metropolitan area and no indication of attacks targeting our city. >> d.c. fire is emphasizing fireworks safety, as wrel. to search which fireworks are legal where you live, watch fireworks law. crews are cleaning up after a car slammed into a convenience store. >> let's look at the video. that car went through a brick wall. firefighters s they rescued one person from this car. but the victim is suffering injuries. this happened around 11:00 last

night, on eastern avenue, on the border with maryland.ot it's clear what caused the driver to crash into that 7-eleven. we got an update that they just reopened the store and that area around that crash. erika? >> chris, thank you. hundreds of people gathered for the first memorial sevice si last week's shooting in annapol annapolis. >> a celebration of life was held for rob hiaasen. people told stories about the married father of three, a dedicated a journalist whoays made people laugh. his son, ben, read from his father's journal. >> i think about all my kids a lot, when i'm at work. i call home to make sure everyone is safe. sometimes awful things come to my mind and i get so scared. >> in resnse to questions on

whether to make donations, the family has released a list. next week, memorial services will be held for another victim in the "gazette" shooting. john mcnamara workedspo a sports er for two decades. the suspected "capital gazette" shooter sent threatening letters on the same day of the attack. jarrod ramos sent them to the law office of the paper's former attorney. ade it look like an official court document. he ites, welcome, mr. moylan, to your unexpected legacy. you should have died. this morning, d.c. police have reseriesed surveillance video. that video shows two person ofr

inst in the death of jonathan grady last week. that videows sho two men running across pennsylvania avenue southeast, june 28th. f the mera picks up one men holding something that looks like a knife. a maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his fiancee and unborn child. prosecutors say he killed them because he didn't want to be a father. he stabbed hisnc f inside their apartment several years ago. montgomery county police realized something didn't add up based o the evidence. >> there was a blood trail in the crimecene that showed, she struggled from the bathroom to the bedroom to the livg room, trying to make her escape. >> prosecutors say this murder is part of a troubling trend,

pregnant wom dying at the hands of their partners. if you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship. you can search the app to learn more torotect yourself and your loved ones. yesterday evening on "e" and 27b 2nd. no word on how serus the victim's injuries are right now. a 3-year-old girl who was stabbed at party has died.ay hundreds gathered to pray for her and others that are victims. a man with a knife attacked them. six children and three adures injured before he took off. one of the kids injured described the terrifying rampage. >> he went toy stab inlly.

then, he stabbed her lots of times. >> reporter: the suspects, you asked t, had been leave the complex on friday. that person wasn't home the next day when he came back. he is fac tg thirde murder charges. happening right no crews are trying to rescue the youth soccer people, stuck in a cave in thailand. >> the 12 boys and their coach were found alive, 9 days after th disappeared into the cave. thai navy seal.e navy.l.s showe video. it's a dangerous ocess to get everyone out of that cave. >> everyone had a tough time here. the rescuer workers, the

volunteers, the military. you had, obviously, it's a multinational rescue effort. and it's l to a success. >> emergency workers are trying to decidef they should wait until the floodwaters recede or go in now. but they say rescuing the group right now, means guiding the teenagers and they are weak and hungry, guiding them for dark passages for two miles. monument avenue in richmond is lined with statues of confederate generals. adding a monument t the enslaved and totally removing the statue of jefferson davis. the finding impossible actions will be presented to the public later this summer. technology can be you best friend or your worst enemy. a suspected fairfax county drug

dealer accidentally texted an officer by mistake. it said hmu. they greed the man with a search parent. they discovered a mound of marijuana, weapons and wash. a man thought he was helping plan a fourth of july tror attack. w, he is sitting in jail. how the fbi tracked wn. thede presint has put his name on buildings and golf courses all overd.he wo now, it looks like drug dealers are trying to cash in on the brand recognition. take a looat how hot it ready feels. 89 degrees. we have a heat advisory again today. we'll tal about

you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back t4:14. president trump is taking closer look at his possible supreme court nominees. he coetnfirmed he m with four potential justices yesterday but would n say who they were.

he is not asking candidates how they fbout any cases, including row versus wade. susan collins made headlines saying she would not support any judge who felt lik that ruling should be overturned. a terror plot targeti fourth of july celebrations in cleveland, ohio, has been stopped. >> this morning, we are lrning how the fbi nabbedhis suspect. the tip l agents to dimitrius pitts. he started t w meetith who he thought was an intruter. he told agents, quote, what would hit them in their have a bomb to blow up the fourth of july parade. >> hese disc giving remote control cars packed with exosives and shrapnel to the children of our unifor military

members. >> he never had explosives and said he didn't want to be the one to carryut the attack. an australian archbishop will spend a year behind bars. this is adalaide phillip wilson walking into court yesterday. he was found guilty of not reporting abuse of altar boys.fi it has bee movrnnths since the shooting atkl pd, florida. $10 million raised will be given to the recipients of marjorie sto stoneman high school. the 18 people injured will receiv $2.5 million. the gofund account includes

countless donations. bike share is a good idea as long as the bike don't get stolen. some companies say half of thek have been taken. other bikes have been vandalized. some are trying to improve their gps and trackg systems. the dockless bike program began this year. women who ple in at 45 hours in a week at the office, are 63% more likely to devop diabetes the same study did not find the link in men. an officer drug bust included bills that look like these orange pills are ecstasy. on thefront, the president's

face, on the great again.ords >> these kills turned up in drug busts across indiana. 4:18. we tn to theoman of the hour. >> you kn, i feel we can expect it at this point. it is july. >> i looked at the of julies, we've been in the 90s. when we say, it's 92, that's four degrees above normal. it's stillhot. >> i like how you rationalize that. >> a heat wave is a heat wave, technically by ondefini we're above normal. our normal high is 88. 82 degrees. the feels-like is when you feel the humidity, it does feel closer to 90 degrees. many suburbs are in t70 mid to

uppe heat advisory, from noon t 8:00 p.m., feeling like 105. poor air quality. just thatgn st weather pattern. don't be outside for a long period of time. you saw the image that i show, the satellite radar, looked almost identical to what it looksli . we have storms up later today. otherwise, nice and lock out for travel. by lunchtime,eeng 100 degrees but it will be 92. little to no rain relief today. dangerous heat with temperatures in the 90s. upper 80s looking good for the fourth of july. and for thursday h wee a slight chance of showers. national independence day parade. looking good forhat.

temperatures near 90 by 2:00 p.m. it looks dry for areworks. thatays good. next rain relief comes on friday. that will cool us down in the 80 s. let's check in with melissa mollet on the road. >> we still have a problem on 395 southbound after m mainy avenue. 66 looks good here this morning. so does northbound. southbound, better. inner loop and outer loop no problems. if you'r headed out early today, the bay bridge is looking nice and clear. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. it's 4:20. if you plan to fire up the grill, there's more to worry

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you're wa "news 4 today." >> man of us will include barbecuing with our celebration this fourth of july. >> before you turn up the grill, molette green, has tips to stay safe. >> reporter: when you get away from the usualurgers and dogs, the risk of foot c

contamination >> wash your surface. >> when it comes to grilling chicken, thermometer placement is key. >> inserting it halfway into the thickest part of the protein is the important piece. wait five seconds and you'll get an accurate reading. >> reporter: chef marshal recommends at buying preprepar d ed meats. >> you're not dealing with cross contaminationpfactors. >> frush your grill down if you're using it for different meats to prevent cross-c cross-contaminati cross-contamination. vegetarian operations on one side and paul prowlri and beef on the other side. >> don't be afraid to try something new. we have four easy recipes to spice up your picnic table this

fourth of july. if you're making grilled chicken, a dish marinated in p r peruvian chilies. grilled portobello mushrooms. seafood mighte m you nervous, but you can start off with shrimp. andav you can bargers with lacon and cheese inside the patty. hese recipes can be found on erika's table. and also found in the nbc washington app. just search barbecue recipes. >> and the stomas are like, audible growls. >> did you like everything? >> absolutely. time right now, coming up, a food fight

heating up in d.c. today's record is all about the burgers. 't> just dhow us what happens afterwards. this morning, it is already very warm outside. we havenoer alert day. temperaturemorning as you wake up and walk outside. i'll show you this afternoon'g forecast com. plus, you've seen tributes and vigils to "the capital gazette" victims.

"ne 4 today" starts now. >> right now at 4:29, a live look outside on this tuesday. you may note able to tell from the picture, but it's above 80 degrees. it feels hotter right now. we have all of the warnings you need to know on this weather alert day. > and keeping an eye on the roads on what isupposed to be a very heavy travel day. we're going to let you know the best times to leave to try to avoid the headaches. try, key word there.

>> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzales. first, the heat wave we're ena he myle of with s parveen. >> in the middle of the heat wave with more heat today because we have a heat at viseadvisory, like yesterday. would have isolated pop-up storms. fe feeling like 105 with poorir quality. take a look right now. 82 in washington. feels like 89 degrees. if you walk outside and you say, oh, my gosh, this is uncomfortable, that'secause it feels close to 90 right now. it's 4:30 in the. morni if we don't get above 79 degrees in washington, ts is the lowestemratures since 2003 ou