thanks for joining us. i'm aarongi hrest. >> i'm erika gonzalez. this is the calm before the storm coming this afternoon. aaa was expecting a million people to travel for the fourth of july holiday. today will be t busiest day. >> melissa mollet is checking e roads. but we start with sheena. >> it's warm to start this morning. ifat dangerous heat is on the move. ou're traveling, we're nice and dry. the not-so-good news, it will be extremely hot agai 105 degrees this afternoon. heat advisory for everybody. this is the se thing wehowed you yesterday. today will be a carbon copy of yesterday.

in this type of weather, you don't want to be outside for a long ptiiod of . if you are, have spf 30 on and you want some sunglasses. temperatures will be soaring into the 90s blu htime. by that time, feeling around 100 degrees. we're going to see when we see rain relief coming. let's get over to melissa and a check of the roads. >> 95 after dal y city, can see, we're looking pretty good. northbound and southbound going to be a little slow there. southbound this afternoon, time after 3:00 p.m., they're expecting most people to get out of town. in frederanksburg, one getting by the work zone there. 50 at the bay idge. it's looking good. going to be good looking if you travel today. that really is the best idea. we'll take a big look at the beltway coming up in a minute.

it will be slow out there this afternoon. >> melissa, thank you. it's 5:02 today. if you're planning on hitting e.e road, you won't be al millions of people will head out of town for the fourth of july, an that creates a bunch of traffic. >> how are the conditions lo looking behind you, justin? >> eye bling the beltway here. if you can leave early, it might be smart to. do aaa is calling today terriblehe news roadways like this are expected to reach high capacity. so far aaa is saying 2018 could be a record breaker. 48 million about to go 50 miles or more. and travel across the board is. the go-to means remains the car. the leading choice for families here. it turns out, this away coming

up may cost them more than the last road trip. >> house pricesre the highest we've seen in about four years. >> reporter: as for why so many americansre traveling this fourth of july? aaa ss they may have more disposable income and want to get away. this hour, we'll talk about terrible tuesday and when it won't look terrible in our area. and what tim >> justin, thank you. congested roads aret the ly thing we have to deal with today. >> we have to work on that today. doctors warn that lots of water our best bet. >> something without caffeine

and alcohol. if it has a little bit of sugar and a little bit of salt, it's perfect. >> coming up sheenail parveen tell us when we will get a break of rain. tomorrow, people will descendn the capital for fourth of july. the roads will be closed before you wake up torrow morning. the area around the mall will b restricted. there's four major events happening inhe district. the nats are playing at 11:30 in the morning. b th parade on constitution avenue, that starts at 11:45. xwat gates ohm at 3:00 to getn the capital grounds. and the national mall will be filled with people looking for a good shot to get credible fireworks. >> there's no threats to the metropolitan d.c. area. and no indication of attacks targeting our city.

>> d.c. fire isboarning a firework safety. to learn more, go to the app where you live. staying on top on breaking news. crews spent hours cheaping up after ae car has that at the l desk. >> firefightersaid they rescued one person from the car. but the victim is suffering traumatic injuries. that happened on eastern avenue, right on the border with . maryla it's not clear what caused the driver to crash into that 7-eleven. but you can see how hard he or sheha bit building. they just reopened that door in e last 30minutes. we'll update you when we learn more. pl hundreds of p gathered for the first memorial service since last week's shooting in

annapolis. >> yesterday, family, friends and colleagues gathered at the nature center. he was a dedicated yournlist who made people laugh.ea his son, ben, from his father's journal. >> i think about my kids a lot, when i'm at work. make sureome to everyone is safe. sometimes lawful things come to my mind and i get so ar. >> in response to where to make donations, the family released a list. itde inc the aclu, the chesapeake bay foundation and planned parenthood. next week, there will be another morial for another victim in that shooting. the skot >> the s allegedly sent

letters the same day of the attack. jarrod ramos sentle the papers to the lawffe of the attorney. he made it look like an official court document. in that letter,e targets the judge who threw it his defamation suit. welcome to your unexcted legacy. new this morning, police surveillance in a deadly stabbing. that shows two person ofth interest in death of jonathan grady. you see two men racing across pennsylvania avenue, southeast, june 28th. the camera picks up one of the men holding something that loo 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 his fiancee inside their apartment two years ago. montgomery couy police realized something didn't add up based on the evidence. >> there was a blood trail in th crime scene that showed, she struggled from the bathroom to the bedroom to the living room, trying to make her escape. >> prosecutors say ts murder is part of a troubling trend, pregnant women dying at the s ha their partners. if you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship. you can search the app to learn more to protect yourself and your loved ones. a tragic update to a horrific crime inbo e, idaho. a 3-year-old girl who was stabbed at her own birthday

party w party. where many refugees live, a man them.ttacked one of the survivors described the per if iing rampage. >> he went to hernd made her fall on the ground., th then he stabbed her lots of times. >> police say the suspect, timm kinner, had been asked to leave that complex. crews are trying to safely rescue the youth soccer people that's been stuck in a partially flooded cave in thailand. >> the 12 boys and their coach e ound alive, 9 days after they disappeared into the cave. thai navy s.e.a.l.s showed this video.

it's a dangerous process 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 led to a success. >> emergency workers are trying to decide if they should wait until the floodwaters recede or go in now. but they say rescuing the group right now, means guiding the s teenagerand they are weak and in hungry, guthem for dark passages for two miles. monument avenue in ricinond is with statues of confederate veterans. but a majority of richmond residents want to change that. that's according to a year-long study. some of the changes include, adding a monument to the

enslaved and totally removing the statue of jeffern davis. the finding impossible actions will be presented to the public later this summer. technology can be your best friend or your worst enemy a suspected fairfax county drug dealer accidentally texted an ficer by mistake. it said hmu. they greeted the man with a search warrant. they discovered a mound of marijuana, weapons and wash. he is charged with possession with intent to distribute.ma a n thought he was helping plan a fourth of july terror attack. now, he is sitting i. how the fbi tracked him down. the president has put his name on buildings and golf co ses all over the world. now, it looks like drug dealers are trying to cash in on the brand recognition. if you're tveling for the fourth of july holiday and you're leaving today, the

weather will be cooperating with your flight. if you come back on sunday, you'll notice a huge temperature difference. shoe you what it will feel ake this afternoon. we have a weathert out for dangerous heat. in

you're watchg "news 4 today. >> welcome back at 5:15. presidentrump is taking a closer look at his possible supreme court nominees. he confirmed he met with four btential justices yesterd would not name them. he will meet with two or threefo more people making a decision next week. he is not asking candites how they feel about any cases, including roe versus wade. susan collins made headlines saying she would not support any judge who felt like that ruling should be overturned. a terror plot targeting

fourth of july celebrations in cleveland, ohio, has been stopped. >> this morning, we are learninh hofbi nabbed this suspect.d the tip ents to dimitrius pitts. two weeks ago, o started to meet with whhe thought was an al qaeda operative. it was actually an fbi agent working undercover. he used his cellhones to photograph places for an attack. he told agents, quote, what would hit them in their core, have a bomb to blow up the fourth of july parade. wi he discussed giving remote control cars packe explosives and shrapnel to the children of our uniform military members. >> he ner had explosives and said he didn't want to be the one to carry out the attack. agents arrested him sunday on federal terror charges. an australian archbishop will spend a year behind bars onvicted of

covering up child sex abuse. this is adalaide phillip wilson walking to court yesterday. was sentenced yesterday. the priest was found guilty in may for not reporting abuse of an altar boy in the '70s. it has been five months ndnce the shooting at park florida. $10 million raised will be given to victims of marjory stoneman douglas high school. the families will receive money from the gofundme account. the 18 people injured will receive $1.5 million. the gofundme account includes countless donations. an unusual drug bust in indiana. officers seizedta a of drugs, even pills, that look like donald trump. they're exto ski on the front. on the back, the words great

again. p>> thels turned up in a series of drug busts across indiana. 5:18 now. we te going ton to the heat wave that's oppressive and disgusting. i saw people at the pool. people are hanging out at theol >> for me, it has to be that kind of hot to get into the pool. just to be sitting oe? th are we going to get a little bit of relief for the fourth of july? >> well, no. if you count a couple degrees as technically cooler, i wouldn't .say cool it will be hot tomorrow. look at this beautiful shot outside. it looks better than it did yesterday morning. tomorrow will be another day for your fourth of july. it l feelse 80 degrees. the air temperature is 82.

it will feel like triple-digit heat. from noon until 8:00 p.m., t that heat advisory, with the same pattern we were in yesterday. itions locall if you're commuting for the fourth of july holiday, your commute will be dry. 81 in annapolis, 79 in kwont .qi sitting in the sun will be brutal. the temperatures are topping out in the mid-90s. 105 and humid. you need spf 30 or higher. if you're heading to the beach today, tomorrow will be a warm one. tomoow looks good and dry for fireworks at the beach. i have a chance for scattered showers. will be nice and dry. sunset is 8:37.

nice conditions for the fireworks but really warm. next, the relief is friday into saturday. that will cool us into 80s acekss the d. let's see if the roads are busy yet. >> not yet, thank goodness travel before 10:00 or ter 10:00. folks are hitting the beach to get out of down and the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway. we are 95 at the way station. southbound is going to be very busy later this afternoon. fredericksburg, one lane by the work zone there. no getti proems right n of the y bridge. if you plan to fire up the grill for the holiday, more to worry about than just the

flames. after the break, a local chef has some cooking

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in mind, a clean cookinge. sp >> wash your surface area, have your siyuts washed and cleaned. >> when it comes to grilling chicken, thermometer placement is key. >> inserting it intole the thick part is the important piece. >> reporter: if you're preparing for a large barbecue, he recommends getting premarinaded meets. >> it makes cleanup simplean you're not dealing with a ot of cross-contamination factors. >> always keep a spray bottle on-hand in case of grill flare-ups. and brush your grill down if you're using different inds of meats. >> i would do your vegetarian options on one side and your poultry and beef on the other side. >> reporter: have fun and don't be afraid to try somhing new.

keeping food safety in mind, we have four easy recipes spice up your picnic table. >> if you're making grilled chicken, chef marshal recommended peruvn chili. >> and think about portobello mushrooms. >> maybe seafood makes you service. but our experts suggested skewered shrimp. >> if you want aburger, you can spice that up with bacon and cheese inside the that's my go-to. >> that one? s i go to the butche counter. >> really? >> i get the burgers >>premade. ll of the recipes can be found in the nbc washington app, just byrc seahing recipes. if you go to aaron's house, you know what he's going to be serving you. the time right now, 5:25.

a food fight heating up in d.c. today's tradition is all about the burgers. you're not going to believe the record one woman has already set. that will make you lose your appetite for wanting the burger we justd about. terrible tuesday, i think we're calling it. weather-wise it will be good. hot this afternoon. you're going to need to blast the a.c. with temperatures feeling like the low 100s. coming up, wha you can expect for your fourth of july and our next rain relief. that's in the forecast, straight ahead. > plus, you've seen the tributes and vigils. tributes and vigils. but there's one public way the

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> right now at 5:30, a live look outside, as you start your tuesday. it's a day of double-trouble in the weather and traffic. h wee another storm team 4 weather alert. it's above 80si degrees o at 5:30 in the morning. and it feels even hotter. >>

on the roads, brace yourself for people getting out of town the holiday weekend. commuters get home, we're going to talk about the best times to leave to avoid the headaches. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm erika gonzalez. we have a report from the ros. >> we want to go back to the heat wave in the forecast. sheena parveen has the forecast. >> i love that justin is shaking his head. i don't know if henows wh s wha happe happened. >> we have a heat advisory, the same as yesterday. t all of counties shaded in orange. and the air quality advisory for the area, with temperatures this afternoon, feeling like 105 degrees. needless to say, you don't wan to be outside for several hours at a time. look at our current temperatures. we're mostly in the hmid to uppr 70s. if we don't drop below 79 degrees in washington, this will

be the warmest low temperature on this day since 2002. it's a warm day out ere. it will be hot this afternoon. as you wake up and walk outside, you will notice the humidity a lot like yesterday. 84 degrees. sun glare on the roads and feeling like the mid to low-90s by0 9:0this afternooni inmorni. we'll talk about your fourth of injuly weather c up. let's see what's happening on the roads. >> a new pblem in manassas. water crews are on the scene. the's a detour. t northbound sudley after 66. that's a main route. a lane getting by the work zone there. inner and outer loop of the beltway,o problems on the beltway this morning. 95 in maryland, at 198, northbound and southbound,

looking pretty good. that sunrise is looking pretty. >> thank you. it's 5:32. following breaking news in d.c. a car slammed through a brick wall at a 7-eleven.e iver suffered some serious injuries. this happened in the 900 block of northeast. that's right at the maryland/d.c. line. we have covere of terrible traffic tuesday. it is here ahead of the fourth of july travel day. things look good at the chesapeake bridge. but it will look different in a few hours. if you're going out of town, you want to hit the road sooner rather than later. justin finch has more on what to expect. >> reporter: good mornin it just sounds so ominous. terrible tuesday, it's when aaa says that millions of americans are trying to get to where ey're trying to go, at about the same time.

the beltway, luckily now, looking okay. but pretty soon, it will get busy. and you don't have to get caught in that. just so you know what you're up against, the d.c. area, we'll e about a million people traveling 50 miles or more. and most do plan todrive. expect the roads to getus b around the p.m. rush here. teeas you may want to avoid if possible this oon, going to be u.s. 50 going west, about 1:15 p.m. i-95 going south about 4:00 pe. eltway gets busy between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. and 270 going north h gets around 5:00 p.m. aaa says no matter where you're going, if you're driving, you can expect a slow ride. >> this days going to be terrible. around 3:00 in the afternoon, in major cits lik d.c., l.a., new york, you can see commutes that are two-times to me three- worse than a normal day. >> reporter: yikes.

what can you do toll avoid that? you got two options, basically. leave earlier or leave later. aaa says doing either one of those things will shere you critical mass that is terrible tuesday. back into you at the studio. >> thank su. >>eral roads are going to be closed before you even wake up tomorrow because of the holiday. we've highlighted them on this map. anywhere around the mall is going to be restricted. there's four major e happening in the district. the nats are playing at 11:30 in the morning. the big parade on constitution s avenue, thrts at 11:45. you can find af list those events on our nbc 4 app. 5:34. we turn to the latest of "the g capitalette" shooting rampage. e mayor of annapolis say he's disappointed at his failure to honor the victims killed last week.

white house officials have not commented on this. hundreds gathered for one of the victims. a celebration was had for rob hiaasen. we're learning that the suected gunman sent threatening letters the same day of the attack. he sent the letters to the law office of the paper's former attorney. he made it look like an official courcu nt. ramos targeted the judge who throw out his defamion suit against the newspaper. a family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old killed by her own father. brian davis picked his daughter up on sunday. when he didn't bring her back, the family called police. officers found the pair dead in davis' truck. he shot the little girl and then shot himself. 5:35. l here's ak at our other top stories. a maryland man will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his fiancee and unborn

child. he stabbed her several times inside her apartment two years ago. she was five months pegnant at thime of that attack. osecutor says he murdered them d because hen't want to be a father. hundreds came togethern boise, idaho, to mourn the loss of a little girl stabbed to death at her birthday party. timmy kinner was staying at the complex and was asked to leave before the attack. harvey weinstein faces sex crimes charges. he was indicted on three new counts yesterday. hinstein race faces rape char. 40 womenave accused him of sexual misconduct. he denied the allegations of nonconsensual sex. happening now, urgent race against time and mother nature in. thaila

>> 12 boys and their soccer coach is trapped in a cave. chris lawrence is live with the latest. so man people have been watching this video. >> you can't take your eyes off of it. e 's been ten days. so, imagine what rents must be feeling right now. ti iscritical. another monsoon is on the way and that couldaise water levels in the cave even more. let's show you live pictures ere they're weighing the safest way to get them down. the boys are a and may have to be fitted with oxygen tanks and dive through the water. the cavetretches six miles and most of it is a string of narrow passageways. some of the ete divers had a tough time w making their through there.

right now, they're evacuating the boys and looking at which is in most dire need for medical attention. >> we're all hoping for the best. coming up, a orreplacement fireworks? they are a fourth of july tradition. up next, we're going to show you the technologyhat could edge them out. plus, another reason to gb two cups of coffee.

you're watching "news 4 today." >> oh. >> , sheena. >> fireworks are often the stary of m fourth of july celebrations. now, there's a new trend that's exploding. >> sheena was about to have the fireworks explode in her face. she's getting ready for the next thing. >> some people are calling these things digital fireworks.

it's hundreds of drones moving in a 3d display. >> intel, the company that rs poany of the big drone light shows thas rehearsing for a major fourth of july show in california. experts say the new version is safer than traditional fireworks. it alleviates wildfire risk, noise, pollution. >> i get all of that. but the noise is what you go for. the sound of exploding fireworks. >> not the same. 5:42 right now. >> i iagree. like the fireworks, too. this morning, very warm. look at this afternoon. dangerous heat in the forecast. everybody is under a heat advisory. temperatur will be in the90s but feeling like 105 degrees. colng up, i show you the fourth of july forecast. and if you're heading t theo

it is 5:45 now. tuesday,ake up on this the heat wave continues. today, it will feel like 105 degrees outside. and for that reason, the heat advisory will be in effect this afternoon.

>> sheena parveen isracking the holiday forecast. she's going to join us in a few minutes to bre it all down. here at the liv sk, following breaking news. baltimore county policere investigating an officer-involved shooting. we're getting this from our nbc ate in baltimore, working to learn more. police telld.c., news 4, four men have been shot in northeast d.c. they're all conscious and breathing. this happened on benning road about a block from the d rosee recreation center. we'll stay on top of it. we turn to new details about a boat explosion that killed an american room who was vacationing in the bahamas. she was on vacation with her husband and on the boat when it exploded on saturday. family said they loved to travel and were in the bahamas celebrating their 15th wedding

anniversary. stephanie shavchaffer was also that boat. the ballet dancer hadoth legs amputated at the knee. her uncle says she doesn't know that chris, what does the president say he's looking for in a supreme court candidate? >> reporter: he was playingoy with reporters when he announced he had met with four of his candidates. he called them outstanding people, incredible people but did not go into exactly met with. he says there will be two to three more interviews to take place before he makes the announcement monday. we do know that everybody he is considering is believed to be on the list he releasno last mber of the candidates who were vetted by the conservative federalist ciety. that can tell you a little bit,

poutibly, a the visual philosophy. the president, through n news' reporting, is looking for somebody who went to a top law school, possibly harvard or yale. and the white house is also being coy about the president's current feelings about roe versus wa. when he was on the campaign trail, he hoped he wouldppnt two or three justices that would overrn roe. sarah huckabee sanders would not comment about how the president feels today. that's part of the messaging going into this, as the president gears up for a fight nominee. >> thank you. the race for montgomery county executi is about to get interesting.e long-t county council member will entered the race as an independent. she will face markelitch or

david blare. they arear sed by fewer than 500 votes after last week's primary. the final tallyot and totals are expected this friday. we have ate up of a teacher caught on camera, striking one of her fourth grade students, will avoid jail time. a judge sentenced lacy thornton to two years probation for assault. the i-team revealed surveillance from last october. that video shows thornton hitting the child. in addition to her probation, thornton must apologize to the girl and get court permission to work with children again. the news 4 i-team found thornton ver had a license to teach, although she was working at t school. nearly 1,000 d.c. teachers are unlicensed. an international soccer pe

tar is now calling d.c. home. d.c. united rolled out the red carpet for wayne rooney. >> he posed with a picture. he played for everton but is best known for his a years manchester united. he said d.c. is the perfect iace for him. >> i think it's wheeded. it's the right tim to come here. the fit with d.c. is perfect. now, rooney reportedly agreed to 2 1/2-year contract worth ughly $13 million. this heat that we've been dealing with isn't just dangerous for people but for our pets, as wec.. olice rescued a 7-month-old yorkie named jack from aot car yesterday. the owner told police the puppy was in the car when it dpot tgo towed. officers gave jack some water and reunited him with his owner.

d.c. police tweeting a never to leave your pet in a car. we say it all the time. we tell everybody, all the time. but imagine doing that and then your car gets towed. my heart would drop. >> scary. you can't stove how dangerous this heat is for everybody. >> exactly. especially if you're outside for long periods of time. people not to do that because we have abair quality alert. if you have asthma or issues, you don't want to be outside for a long period of time. esbeautiful look outside. 82 deg is the temperature, but it fls like 87 degrees. same weather pattern, looking like dangerous heat. here's a look at satellite radar. if y saw mehow this yesterday morning, it looks identican nice and dryur area.

clouds off to our west. we'll have thunderstorms flare-up in the afternoon. many areas are waking up to temperatures in the mid to low 70s. 79 in quantico. this is our future heat index, our future feels-like temperature. look as we go through the day today. that feels-like number at 105, for most of the. ar that would be 5:00 p.m. today. or shortly before that. now, we g into wednesday for your fourth of july. temperatures will be feeling like the upper 90s to near 100. and by t time fireworks begin, around 9:00 p.m. or so, the temperures will feel like t mid to upper 80s, a hot one. you're heading to the national ndependence day parade tomorrow, the temperatures will be 86 degrees. and through the afternoon, we will be l in the 90s. the fireworks forecast looks good, nice andry in t city or at the beach. and speaking of the beach, if oku're heading there this weekend, friday rainy in the afternoon. and by saturday, we could have

morning showers. looking drier as we go into sunday. ill knock temperatures down into the 80s, inland, as we go into the weekend. that is the next relief in the forecast. let's send it over to melissa and see how busy the roads are getting. >> good morning. 50 at theay bridge. going through the toll plaza. you want to travel as early o as late today. before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:0, p.f you're headed to the eastern shore or outer of town. si spring, a little slowdown there. sounds like it is on the shoulder. in manassas, northbound sudley road, by 66. crews on the scene to direct you around it. frederi fredericksburg, one left lane getting by the work zone. that's going to wrap op in a coupminutes. you can see 270 looks good.

top of the beltway, no problems there. 66 inbound and rt no complaints on my end. listen to wtop 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car. ir the thing a lot of people do when they get up in the morning is grab that cup of coffee. there may be evidence that that coffee may boost you living a longer life. kehalf a million coffee dr had a slower death than those who didn't drink coffee. the benit is in instant coffee, ground coffee and decafy >> expertsoading it with fat and calories probably isn't the way to go. i wonder if you get extra years added if you drink multiple cups. >> or aome point, the law of diminishing returns kicks in. the nathan's hot dog eating contest may be a fourth of july tradition.

there's another contest. 14on ctestants taking part in all of this. the challenge, eat as many burgers as you can in tennu s. this is video from last year's event. the winner, molly schuller is returning to defend the tighting she has won three times. she ate 28 duriburgers. >> the winner takes over $1,500 cash and all of the bragging ghts. people that watch today will be treated to free burgers. good luck holding that down. the heat is on. if you're loong for a cool place to have fun with your dids, we have youcovered. e newseum. >> i love aal free that's what we have here. we're inside the control room

here in the newseum. i'm with the limitless dancing warriorettes group. they're here to get a little sneak peek. normally people are not allowed in the control room, the nucleus the newseum, where we canmo tor all of the news outlets. we have news 4 in the faref l corner there. i triedo get us on the giant screen. there's some examples that we're going to show you throughout the 6:00 a i love the 1968 exhibit that we're going to show you that brings theic c lessons that these young people learn in class to life. that's coming up in the next hour. also ahead, one of the best independence day celebrations i the country. it means a lot of detour we'll help you get ready for changes ahead of tomorrow. and search crews in thailand got the miracle they were hoping

for when they y found ath soccer team alive in a cave. now, rescue workers say it may months before they can get the boys out of the deep cave safely. we'll have the latest on the resc efforts, coming up next on "news 4 today."

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birthd party. thousands gather to mourn the victims and learn the birthday girl has died. and heat and humidity over the whole region ahead of independence day celebrations. there could be some relief on the way. "news 4 today" starts now. >> the heat wave continues today, folks. it's 6:00 a.m. right now. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. the sun is shining on the roads this morning. and this is likely to be the most peaceful the rds will be all day. aaa expecting more than a million people to travel for the fourth ofuly holiday. and today will be the busiest day. >> melissa mollet is working for you to keep an eye on the ros. sheena parveen is keeping an alert day. because her alert d of the heat advisory. expected to feel 105 degrees this afternoon. we don'tave relief in the forecast until we get to friday's rainfall. that will start