nicole? >> brand-new information from prince georges county police this morning. the three people involved in that crash have in nonlife-threat injuries, which is good news. i can tell you 210 northbound, now back open after that vehicle has been removed and the roadway cleaned up. i do want to get you video of what it looked like here just a short time ago. we had very limited information. but what we're told yigt now, police say they received a cal around 1:45 this morning. they arrived here at indian head highway, where an suv had lost control. they said two children insid thatej suv werted from the vehicle. we know those two children, as well as theer driver, w taken to the hospital. we're still working to find out their ages. but we do know, based on if information that was just now released, they have nonlif

nonlife-threatening you' n we're working to find that out. we'll get you that infooation. want t get you to melissa. the roadway is open. things suld get a little easier here. >> that's exactly right. now that that is going to be out of the way, things will loosen up quickly. the map hasn't caught up, we have a couple put of purple. ft. washington, as well. the northboundndian heanother crash. this morning, travel times no majorems there. taking a look outside, you're going to need the a.c. for sure. she knows that is right. >> i had mine blasting.

i'll get yours did, too. more clouds this morning than yesterday mornin now, we are not seeing clouds with this rain. we could see a couple of sprinkles. as we go through the day today, we will be dry until the afternoon. and then, we could have pop-up thunderstorms. most suburbs are in the mid-70s. it's humid. as we go through the morning, ay're back in the 80s again. and another we expect to be in the low 90s. that would be the seventh day in a row. we have to get through some rain on your friday. i'll show you the timing on that, straight ahead. a busy overnight for

firefighters. d.c. firefighters responded to this dumpster fire. this is one of several outdoor res. this was ignited by illal fireworks. >> crews are on a main on 3rd street. you can see, there have the o g it ne. we're impacted and it could be several hours before it's complete. >> we're lrning more about a gas station? herndon. >> a father w recently emigrated from a 19-year-old man tried to rob a star. officers arrested the suspect in minutes.

>> they confront him. i will tell you that, he did resist. twoefficers w able to eventually take him intocustod custody. >> friends say she a was hard worker. he had two jobs on a 5-year-old daughter. member of the community risedne y for his funeral and his family. happening t ining today,il mary start looking at provisional r lots. one of those is the race for montgomery executive. a partial tie. a woman set off a security scare at the statue of labt.cl shbed on to protest the

praise of children fromheir parents. once they reached re, she fused to come down. >> she wasn't happy with us we took the time to get her with us. that look a while. >> that rescue took three hours. they helped her to safety. there was a separate immigration protest goingnen . boo here at home, the annapolis community. >> staffers from the newspaper walked in the parade, carrying a banner. cheers echoes through the parade route. many visitors also bringing balloons and fwers to a memorial for those killed.

>> such a strategy. >> for me, the community, veryone, will celebrate and honor the victims and hopefully their shooting. the suspect,g held in jail without bond. funeral services for geraldfishman wil be held sunday afternoon. he worked at the paper for years. also on ,sund rebecca smith's. we have breaking news out west, where wildfires are growing. >> here's why. in the high 80s. the winds are gusting up to 2 yirp thousands are people are

trying toes cape. look at the explosive conditions of this spring fire inco rado. it is the most destructive fire this year. thatdf we has burned through 195us acres in one week. the thing is, it's not alone. spring fire is just one thing that is ravaging stas out west. the search for t clus in a deadly shooting continues this morning. policend f philippe gonzalez on 14th avenue, yesterday morning. he died at the hospital. they're looking fores witne who can give amy a lead the on the suspt. re rescue crews find hit ear the

same w the worker went missing last month. he was on a pontoon photo. and two other workers were rescued. a newmmigration director is under fire has learned. parents being separated from their kits are given this option. even migrants who passed the natial asylum training, wonder how long it'saking to reunite families. >> we need to quit playing games. >> a new quinnipiac poll disappear of how immigration is handles the motive. the man charged with hate crimes and murder in

charlottesville is set to be arraigned this afternoon. a grand jury indicted fields on 3 new averages. one woman died there. dozens were injured. this morning, maryland congressman steny hoyer is in the hospital. news 4 home has confirmed he was wednesdan he is the minority whip. he is 79 years old and has served 'smarylaifth congressional district since 1901. traffic ops are designed to help you avoid clogged roads. but drivers are saying it

directs that our house is the parkway. it looks like it takes drivers off of the baze and takes them off of therend go down the streets. >> you have to plan your day around what you're going to do. i can't go to the grocery store because traffic, ate 0ll take me minutes to get there. >> it doesn't believe there is data to show it puts on an extra real enforcement. big celebration across the country and this kraer in the d.c. area. >> we did it how we normally do, with fireworks. a huge crowd packs the national mall for the fouh

celebrations. believe the beautiful mispla afterwards. >> everything went to blan. >> folks had ovther options. hundreds were at albert einstein high school. ital lasted h an hour there. many families say they go here year. president trump celebrated nbc day by celebrating soldiers at the white house. they hosted the service members an their loved ones. president trump thanked thefa ly for their stack feiss and everythi everything. >> there are brave meshes to defend our great country.

>> the president and the first lady watched theirorks from the truman balcony at the white house. coming up, speed bump revolt. why one local neighborhood isem getting eserved from a terer. >> the conversation during sheena. it is humid and worm outside. outside. there will be a lot of relie

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back. 6:15. surfers forced to paddle for their lives when a shark decided to crash their competition in south africa. look at the pictures. that's a grehite shark you

see at the bottom of the screen, just swimming around near the competitors yesterday. an organizer says they tried to wait it out but the shark wasn't leaving. the surfingti competi wasor shattered f the day. >> this is drone video of that car. the keen escaped out of that ow wind a giant hole in the ground opened after flooding in the area. peed bum s slow people down. but some areremoved by them. residents in mt. vernon had it on their roads. ey're costly and can damage cars. now, he sees a chance for a

do-over. >> now that they're repaving the street, they have to take them out. it's a perfect opportunity not to get them again. the 20 homes by the end of the month. it might be considered. some scary moments for a family around the white house. >> a lightning bolt shot through their home. a 12-year-old said he was just sitting in the living room when all this happened. the good news is that nobody was hurt. >> heavy rain in houston forced them to consle an event there. areas downtown houston were hit with four to six inches of rain. the city main fireworks show

planned.as no one was allowed on-site, this means that they had to watch at their homes. >> for us a different story. it's hot around here. omif you've beenaining like us, you go outside and it's boiling, we get a rake coming on. >> this is day seven in the 90e. thn a row is a heat wave. but it's 88 degrees any time. the heat wave continues. we're still in it and not going to break out of it until maybet rrow. we're barely breaking it out of tomorrow. yes, that cold front will actually cool us down this week. it wl lower the humidity s we have a lot of week. it's 80egree degrees.

looking at the mid-70s. it's humid and feels warmer than that. you see the clouds around this morning. 'r have a couple of sprinkles at best. not going to expect any more rai thiafternoon. so, if you're exercising today, this morning looks good. by lunchtime. and by ,00 p. a couple and isolated ermorrows. not ne will see those storms. you see, most of the area is dry. we're watching thunderstms north and west. tomorrow, that's where we had the cloudy skies early jen. look at this. b that will moving through the second half of the fridaynto early friday evening. and finishing out with just in

time for the weekend. low humidity. low humidity saturday. beautiful weather if you want to begardening. and your garden tip of the day. brought these in the shade. beautiful weatherhis weekend, to be out. that release is not going t last. we're in the90s this week. let's see what's happening. >> had a bit of a delay northbound here. this has just cleared, as well. >> we had a crash in the left leg. >> in the dtrict, the wrosh in the two light rains this mornin as we zoom in here in southeast,

third-straight between pennsylvania avenue and the lane slots there. thngks for showi us a little ile ago. >> thank you. move ove video games. up next, we introduce you to a 7-year-o in the

you're watching "news 4 today." >> this fourth of julyill be memorable for 101 people who became citizens, american citizens, at george washington's estate at mt. vernon. different countries.e born in 50 they are all now americans.

and ceremonies like this took place all over the country. nor ds, july 4th was more about the parade and founding fathers. >> reporter: at philadelphia's museum of the revolution, you will see george washington, and ol jer. he may tot be a foundin father. but the 7-year-old is a fixtu she's closed just about 70 times. started iver's obsession with a trip. >> who is the history buff? >> neither of us. >> reporter: just hihim? parents, jenna and chris,

are learning as they go. mom hand-sews the outfits. >> how do i look? >> he prefers the 18th century card game. >> i think you have cards up your sleeves here. >> do you feel this is a phase? >> he'll do what he wants to do. >> reporter: what he wants to do is come here. he was disappointed whenhe families went to disney world er spring break. >> you want to work here. >> reporter: it's easy to pick sure oliver running the place right now. >> pretty cool kid.

it's 6:36 now. >> the viral social media story. the clouds are around for come of us this morning. setting up 80 degrees right now. i'll show you who may be able to expect a couplest thunderorms this weekend. big relief coming up. plus, the nats

ew 4 today" starts now. >> right now, approaching 6:30 we'reooking at indian head highway. the traffic is moving againhe afterorthbound lanes were shut down for hours overnight. police were investigating another crash on what's b called the most dangerous road in our area. here's what we know ant t latest accident. overnight, two chiren were ejected from an suv once it crashed into a the northbound lanes are

reopened. if you take this h to work, should be okay. while that crash cleared, there inow more trouble on the same >> melissa what's going on? >> a new problem in the same stretch just north of our national issue. there's an overturned vehicle. look at all of the delays that are trying to recover from the earlier problem. westbod, southeast freeway therefore thebird straight kunl right now. mrils activity with laneske each way. as we zoom out, no problems in our inner loop or outer loop. >> we have another hot day ahead of us.

>> s. another hot day. and the humidity is going t stake around. go figure. i think you'll reaiky the weekend forecast. we'll talk about that in 81 in anna tlis. those a two warmest spots on the map. lay dar and satellite. these are heading south. right around middleburg. a life look outside. you see the clouds around the morning. if you are thrilling by this afternoon, we will be in the 90s. ey would be the seventh day in a row. we have an ace litedha forme lar heighter. that will be coming up. >> thankyou. water main breaken southeast d.c

th water crews have dug up the land. >> with an update on how repairs are going this morning, do you think it will be defrl for mours? >> it can be a diffent more time. the good news, is we've been seeing progress throughout the morning here on third street, betweene pennsylvania avenu and third street. take a look behind me here. they have -- it was several feet deep. they were going in that hole to broke some time yesterda crews are hearing initial reports about 11:00 a.m. yesterday. right now, they have been here throughout the overnight. and now,o the morning. now, resurfacing that hole t re that you have seen happen right now. the good news is, that matter

has gotten down now. those issues and water is now not being restored. the large tractor going over there, the good newsis, they made the repairs. it will be see much time it will be.ne bues, they have water. but the traffic flow. we'll see when a it reopens. >> thank >u. it is 6:33. here's a look at other other stories. dominique lewis was skilled. that scooter collidewith a car. >> police are asking for moreut tips a anti-se brettic

flyers sha showed up. here's what they look like. we spoke to some neighbors who t sa flyers are not only offensive, the thoughts are a jumbled mess.re police investigating this as a possible hate crime. >> mike pompeo is headed to north korea. he is scheduled to arrive at pang yang there. a race against time in te nd. rescuers working to get that team out of a cave. you can see crews trying tove remo rocks and install lines. the scer team may need t dive their way out. metro is blaming the fourth of july delays by a koocoordina

actiween the planes and the moves. metro was operationing with mistreatment and disrespect of its webs. it is asking for bargaining in good faith. ♪ and the home of the brave >> members of the cast of "hamilton." the giant flag was unfurled on the field. "hamilton" is playing at the kennedy center right now. >> the team is now in danger of fa ing below.500 this late in the season. and the team is in danger of falling below .500 for the first

time in almost four years. the nats begin a four-game series against the marlins tonight. a woman arrested after climbing the statue of liberty. why she did noit it, still ahead.

you're watching "news 4 today." >> we're following a developing story from overseas this morning. a couple from a small english town is in critical cdition after being poisoned with a eaadly nerve agent. people in the ar are being asked to take precautions and wash their clothes. this happened a few miles away from where a russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in march.

we have an update on that fertility clinic disaster in ohio. >> there's a new court filing that is denying legal liabity. more than 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos were destroyed when a freezer malfun bions. i'd sains were advised in risk. but legal experts say that ol apogy and new court milings a seixed message. >> the law makes no distinwoion between y that was made for good public area. >> families affected said they want more than i'm sorry. they want change. we're tracking the first 4 traffic alert. >> as you're headed inbounds vehicle. m wd humid again this

summer. back to the 90s. we have isolated thunderstorms. we have isolated thunderstorms. a higher rain

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16 before the hour. we haveir a 4 traffic alert for you, after this overnight crash onndn head highway that killed two children we have another incident on that same road. another car has not overturned from not far fromhere. we have a crew on the way to th. sc we're going to update you as we learn more. breaking news. we learned a man and his wife were celebrating the fourth of july at bush gardens when he got hit in the shoulder by some celebratory gunfire. he felt it sit his he is going to be okay.

but again, celebratory gunfire. >> pack to you. 6:45. and the president and firstady finished a long day of celebrations. they watched the feworks show from the tumen balkmy at the white house. peter alexander is latest with the morning of this. >> reporter: good morning. the president took in the fireworks at thehite house. now, the view of the battle ahead for the supreme court pick. two are emerging as ft-runne front-runners, as not conservative enough opinion you have brett kavanaugh, a coforme aide.

he was part of the writer. the other name getting a lot of buzz, a woman by the name of amy coney barren. she's a catholic. she's embraced on women'ses is if she is chosen and confirmed, she would be the first appointed to the high court. we'll see you back on "today." >> peter alexander. thank you. himorning, steny hoyer is in the hospital. he's being treated at george washington university hospital if you wanted knew mona. hoyer is the minority whip. he is 79 years maryland long

since 1971. we're learning about the man who tried to climb the statue of liberty she was protesting the separation of families at the u.s. mexico border when she climbed on to the bed stall there. it took three hours to get her down. new video of what d.c. fire ficials was several fighters. this was on randolph place northwest. you should leave the fireworks alone to burn out and then submerge them inwa r. this year's fourth of july parade hored five people killed. sakes wald in,aring the banner and some marchedith

them. visitors brought balloons and owers in a moi moral for those killed. >> for me, it makes it sadder. ut the community com together. and everyone will celebrate and honor the victims. >> the deadly shooting happened one week ago today. the suspect is being held in jail without bond. a community is mourning the death of a father who died on outhe y of july. friends of the victim tell news 4 he had two jobs and leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter. your time right now, 6:48. let's go tosh the traffic. s been tracking it this morning. what's going on? >> three different crashes. this is the third of the

morning. looking at indian head highway. re's the latest problem. northbou indian head highway overturned vehicle. we had a right lane getting by and theyyitopped that. to get some lanes to get it out of the way. in the district, westbound southeast freeway before the birdty acti make sure it's blocked there. a bunch of blue lines december. let's look at trave tes in virginia. looking good. a little slow there, just 39 itles per hour. ill take a half-hour through that section. 270 nice and clear there. and top of the beltway, outer loop, ng95-270, go take you

17 minutes. ood morning, sheena. >> if only 270 can look like that all the time. this morning, we're talking about heat wave. this would be the seventh day of e temperatures in the 90s. tomorrow will the have close to 70. and that will provide us with a lot of relief this week. and it's part of cold front. i think you're going to like the cond outside. feels like 85 with themidity. a lot of the clouds starting to look out. heother warm, humid start to day. here's a look at satellite and rad radar. a couple of springs about it one county. as we go through the afternoon,

we will be staying on the drier said. a fix of sun and bouds by the shot. even with thespf crowd.ve notbody will see it. but we're going to keep the thunderstorm chance in the forecast. isolated storm possible into the evening. d tomorrow, we will have a cup the but the highest chance is 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. scattered showers and storms leving through. its out just in case if with that, we have low humidity setting up if you're heading to the ay beaches, t looks fachb tastic. su bayutiful and low humidity. inland, if you're staying in your neighborhood, around the

d.c. met area. 83 sunday, sunny, low humidity. if only tt could last. but it's not going to. we'll be back in the 90s next week. a stretch of 90s. humidity comes back. no rain relief, really. after ts week, i would say enjoy that weekend forecast heat isall of that coming back to us. >> thank you. it'shi 6:56 morning. a puppy ists back with owners after a scary situation in rockwell. the dog well into the grain pipe here. biggest by d theing diagnostic fighters. they were able to remove him from the pipe. he appeared to be okay. we know he's bac at home. a lot of the pets go missing. but in this case, i don't know if that is par of what happened here. but he looks likee's okay.

and they rescue whoever they need to bes resued. now, we're talk about a flheht of something scary in shy. >> you probably have been asked to switch o seats a plane before. now, the story is going viral. rosie glare wanted to sit next to the love of her life. and, th the woman did hit things off with her seatmate. and they started to share imannals off of instagram. >> one after another after another. she was apparently watching the pair behind her, kind of band over the wakt they were showing photos of family mbers. all this happening while other twitte users were begs for more

deto details. >> two p had tons of people rooting for them and they didn't know it. >> she was eavesdropping. >> you don't know me. you're blastg me on twitter about the guy who i'm striking up a conversation now? >> a lan who says he was the guy in the story has come forward. and knew she w listening to the first bait. but h appearso be a good port about it. >> it was not a date. >> he bought her a drink on the plane. >> that guy we told you about, he will be on the "today" show and along withe. ro >> can i buy you a drink? maybe a cheese board on the flight. >> absolutely.

>> cozy on over. >> oshg. history was made atnathan's hot dog eating contest. >> he set a w neworld record after eatg 74 hot dogs in ten minutes. >> i was reali ireally feeling . i love to eat and i try toave fun and enjoy the guys next to me. goinglooked like he was to women's competition. it's so bad that you can't look away. >> jigging it down there. it is 6:55. rescue workers are working as

quickly as we can to get them out. hat area is expected to get heavy rain this weekend. bill neely reports from the "tod kwlgts show. bat lots could one of them is the race for montgomery county executive. >> happening now, cleanup crews are on the scene of a water main week in d.c. t they sayhey fixed that pipe and are in the process of reer pairing the home and 210 is finally cleared. twoee were emerged from the team they were riding in fm three people are in the hospital. none of them were seriously hurt. we have another problem northbound on this is a new one.

take a look at this. a two-mile backup, at wilson bridge week. left side of the left sider today. >> that's another day in the low 90s. the weekend looks gorgeous. low humidity and nex week the 90s. >> i think we should apologize for when besaw the picture. >> you are not. >> i looked overthere. and it was on a monitor. >> thanks for joining us. th "today" show is coming up next. >> we'll see y sturge

good morning, lady liberty lockdown. fdemonstrate or protesting migrantamilies takes things to another level scaling the statue of liberty. this morning how that dramatic standoff cameo an end. triple threat, scorching heat from coast to coast fueling dangerous wildfires and flooding in the drought stricken west, the blazes threatening more than 100 million people from while in to colorado the east the kwquestion is, is there any relief in sight? race against time. new fear this is morning about more flooding on the way in thailand as rescue wor