heat wave may be ending in a matter of hours. rain may be moving in, too. we'll check in on you with melissa mollet in a mont, but fir sheena parveen and the weather. >> a lot of people are excitede to the heat wave ending. it's been seven days in a row of temperatures in the 90s, but we are lso trackinthunderstorms. so, that's something we're watching this morning. that will be moving in after about 7:0a.m., but certainly not for everybody at that time. the heat wave will be coming to an endse bec of the rain and because of the rain we actually have a lot of relief heading way for this weekend. lowermidity will be w this weekend, so it will feel much more comfortable. this morning, still very warm and it's 81 degrees, but the humidity's still making it feel five degrees warmer. feels like 86. locally we're dry, but there you see showers and storms off to our west, heading in this direction. we're not here yet across the area. most of us will be staying dry through about 7:00 a.m. here's 8:30. there you see it north awest, they start to move in. coming up, i'll show you the timing for the rest of todnd your weekend forecast.

let's check in m withissa mollet, see what's happening on the roads. good morning, melissa. >> hi, sheena. taking aook right now at accokeek, indian head highway near old fort road, we have had this clear out othe way in the last couple minutes. had paving that's been going on for some time but gone asf now. rest of prince orge's county oking good. looking up top here in maryland, 29, 95, route 1, bw parkway, all rollinglong pretty wel northbound and southbound. looking at 95 near the icc, looks good. nicend lightn this friday morning at 5:00 a.m. of course,e going to cha a little bit as the morning commute kicks in. inner and outer loops of the beltway, no big complaints there. aaron? >> all right, melissa, thank you. 5:01 now. time is limited. that's the message form auies in thailand working to rescue that soccer team from a cave. >> bringingafhem toy is proving to be a dangerous mission. a former thai navy s.e.a.l. who was part of the rescue team died from a lack of oxygen. the commander if chargee operation says it was first believed that the kids could be kept alive inside the cave for a

long time, but now he doesn't believe that anymore. he did not elaborate when asked why. the group has been trapped inside this dark, flooded cave for 13 days now. > embattled epa administrator scott pruitt is out. he resigne yesterday after months of public criticism and numerous ethics probes. in his resignatiletter, pruitt said, "the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken sizable toll on all of us." pruitt faces more than a dozen ethics investigations forearly $4 million in questionabl spending. those investigations will continue. the epa's deputy director and a former coal lobbyist, andrew wheeler, will take over as acting administrator on monday. pruitt's resignation did not come up during president trums campaign-style rally in montana last night. he did, however, resume his attacks o massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, mocki her heritage, calling her pocahontas, a nickne many have

called racist. >> pocahontas! they always want me to apologize for saying it. and i hereby -- oh, no, i want to apologize. i'll use tonight. pocahontas, i apologize to you.l i ize. to you, i apologize. to the fake pocahontas i won't apologize. >> the president said he would give senator warren $1 for charity if she can proveiv she's nate american. a fourth man now claims congressman jim jordan knewex aboutl abuse while he was a wrestling coach at ohio state un cersity. jordched at ohio state during the time a team doctor allegedly molested students. yesterday, ar for team member said jordan was part of several locker room conversations about theabuse. other athletes have accused the gop lawmaker of turning a blind eye to the allegations. jordanlaims he was not aware and would have done, quote, something, if he had known. president trump wghing in on the issue, telling reporters, i don't believe them at all and i beeve jim jordan 100%.

5:04 w. weurn to a carjacking caught on camera in southeast d.c. a woman ran in to pay for her gas, and when she came back, w r ca gone. >> it is a crime that could happen to any one of us. ws4's justin finch is live on pennsylvania avenue at the gas station with more. justin? >> reporter: erika, aaron, good morning. this hpened in broad daylight, fourth of july morning here at this exxon on the 1200 bck of pennsylvania avenue. it is a reminder for us all at the gas station to keep our car doorsocked and our keys on us or risk winding up being carlesut check this surveillance video. you'll see a red lexus pulling up alongside a dark mercedes. that mercedes belongs to d.c. ouncil chairman phil mendelson's girlfriend. you'll see a man hop out from that lexus and then hunch by that mercedes' dver's side door. he then opens the door and gets behind the wheel. it takes no time for him to itess start and pull off with the car, the purse, with the keys, and with the fuel hose

there still attached. that red lexus that swoops in behind, and both vehicles ride off into the unknown. and we do have the statement now from chairman mendelson. he says, 'm thankful for the many expressions of concern. it's clear that these thieves have done this before. i will support the police in any way in order to catch tse perpetrators so that they cannoy victimizee else" at this time, the car and the suspects remain at large in this case. olice are offering a reward of up to$1,000 for information that leads to an arrest and inctment in this car theft at this gas station here in southeast. live in southeast, i'mn jus finch, news4. back to you in the studio. >> justin, thank you. tense moments at johns hopkins hospital in two buildings had to be evacuated after it was feared that employees may have bee exposed to tuberculosis. this morning, the all clear has been given. in a statement, hopkins says the employees who were in that

yesterday were isolated and evaluated, and they do not believe anybody else was posed. beloved d.c. restaurant ben's chili bowl wants to celebrate its upcoming anniversary in a big way. news4's megan mcgrath is live on u street now talking about the changes thatay come to the street signs near ben's. meg megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ben's chili bowl is aandmark ind.c., located on u street, but the address could soon become ben' chili bowlway. the d.c. council is consideringa emergency legon that would change the name of a block in front of the restaurant. we're talking about the area tween 12th and 13th streets. ben's chili bowl is an iconic landmark in d.c. it stayed open and survived the 1968 riots and has been a gatheringlace for decades. and our own recently departed jim vance is on the mural on the side of the building. the restaurant is celebrating its 60th birthday in august, so the emergency decision nation ti this legis is designed to

speed things along so that signs can be changed in time for the anniversary. and so, the hope here is that they could get thatdesignation, everything will be ready for the big celebration, and there is a going to public hearing on it on monday. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath for us on u street. th07k you. right now. some breaking news this morning. the death toll just rose after a boat carrying tourists overturned in thailand.e chris lawres at the live desk. >> we're updating the story from last hour. thailand's nav says now at least 17 tourists have now been confirmeddead. this horrible accident happened yesterday off the coast of phuket, a popular resort island. right now, thailand's navy has divers in the water searching r dozens of missing people. 93 tourists were on board when a orm whippedp some of the high waves and capsized the diving boat. at least tenf the victims were chinese tourists. the only bit of good news, the seas have started to calm down a allows thehen, which search teams more access to that area. erika? chris. right,

thank you. a female gang member gets the maximum sentence in montgomery county. 95 years in prison. >> during the hearing yesterday, a judge called t defendant a scary human beings. celscelysselin ramirez is linke string of robberies in maryland and police say she helped set up frders in el salvador and was working on pla another killing to improve her status with ms-13. s wanted to get a promotion. and so, that third plot was under way, supposedly. >>r ramirez had no priminal record. state sentencing guidelines called for a sentence of 9 to 95 years. when handing down the maximum sentence, the judge described her as someone who needs to be in jailo sheoesn't hurt anyone else. the man accused of that deadly car attack inar lottesville last summer has pleadede not guilty to hat crimes charges. james fields jr. is accused of ruing people down who were protesting against a white nationalist rally. one woman was killed and

were injured there. in addition to state criminal charges, fields is now facin those 30 federal charges. he goes on trial in november on the state charges. the federal government is scrambling to reunite familiesp ted under president trump's zero tolerance immigration policy. the health and human services department says it will meet a deadline to get children under 5 years old back to their parents by tuesday. the agency is adding more than 200 workers to speed up that process and ung dna testing to identify children,ha but tt part of the story has some advocates concerned.e' >> concerned that this informatn could be used to potentially track these families and these children for the rest of their lives. >> previously, hhs said that it had about2,00 separated children in custody. but yesterday we learned that number is just under 3,000. of those, about 100 are under the age of 5, and it's not clear how ma reunions have happened already. new details this morning caled the woman who base of the statue of liberty in protest on the fourth of july.

she is crediting a former first lady as being the inspiration behind her climb. theresa okoumou pleaded not guilty to trespassing and disorderly conduct. she says she was protesting the separating of migrant families at the u.s./mexico border. the island around the statue was shut down for several hours as police tried to get her wn. sh says former first lady michelle obama inspired her actions. >> michelle obama, ourbeloved first lady that i care so much about, said whe they golow, we go high. and i went as high as i could. >> okoumou is out on bailhi morning. ten minutes after 5:00 now. the summer travel season is in full swing, the airports are packed. >> and if you are planning on booking a ticket sometime soon, there cane ways that you c save some money. coming up, we're going to show you how. plus, up in smoke. a closer look at the incredible

video of a mexic fireworks factory catching fire. sheena? > well, it is finally friday, and we're finally going to see some relief from the heat. first, though, we have to deal with twese s and storms that are about to move into part of the area. i'll show you the timing ofth . don't leave hom

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a mother's instinc to protect her children kicks in. this happened wednesday night in dallas. policeay the wom was inside a gas station when a man climbed into her car with her two children inside and tried to take off. that's when she jumped into the passenger's seat, pulled out a gun from the glove compartment, and shot the guy in the head. the vnticle crashed a light pole. the suspect is expected to be okay. the mother and her children were not hurt. this was the scene in mexico, where 19 people are dead and dozens more injured after two explosions ripped through

fireworks shops. this happened yesterday in j tot north of mexico city. the victims include bystanders erd first respo who rushed to that scene. many of the town's residents making a living by manufacturing fireworks. similar incidents have happened there before. we have new details this morning about the latest nerve agent poisoning vicmsn england. >> one of those victims was seen in security vid justours before being put in the. hospit dawn sturgess visited a store in the small town our ame where she lives. that's her in the hat and sundress there. police say she and charlie rowley were poisoned with the same nerve agent tt nearly killed a former russian spy and his daughter in march. the incidents happened less than ten miles art and british police confirm sturgess and rowley were exposed to the toxin through a contaminated item. they're not saying what that is or where they found it. they remain in critical

condition. this will be flying over parliame trump's visit to britain next week. protesterse wven approval to fly a blimp depicting the president as a giant orange baby. officials say it will fly for two hyrs on j 13th. 5:16 is the time. buying a plane ticket during tht summer can expensive, especially if you're traveling with family. >> but we are working for you with tips to try to save you money. first, clearourrowser history before and after looking for a flight, . it's totally legal for airlines to search your browse history and change prices depending howl often you aking into that trip. once you've found a good deal, make sure you know what you're getting. many airlines offer cheaper basic economy tickets, but they don't include a whole lot. >> for alternatives fortr elers who are looking for an affordable experience, best thing you can do is pack light and maybe expect to sit next to the bathroom. >> you can also getting good deal if you are willing to travel outside of the busiest travel times. so, for example, leave on a

tuesday instead of a monday. well, the heaad we've this week has made exercising ng outside kind oerous. researchers at the university of pittsburgh say it is possible to do it safely. first, know when to exercise. y to schedule your workout for early morning or evening when the sun is not as intense. avoid wearing dark clothes and put on plenty ofeesuns if you feel nauseous or faint, stop exercising, get inside right away, and of course, stay hydrated. super hydrated. >> this weekend is going to be w the type other that you'll want to take advantage of, that you want to be out in. nexercising 70-something-plus degrees or low 80s, perfect. and low humidity. that's ideal. in the morning this week, i think you're going to wake up andde walk outsi and go, ooh, this is not smer anymore. the humidity will make all the difference this weekend. morning temperatures are going to be in the 60 that's right. and afternoon temperatures only in the low 80s, but we have to get through this rain fi ot. see i the radar? it's not here yet. it's just for our north and

west we have showers and thunderstorms early in the morning. philadelphia getting pounded pretty hard by a lot of thunderstorms this early, but this weather that we see just outside of our area, that should be here closer to about 7:00 a.m., but not for everybody. just for areas closer to 81. now, most of the area looking ay mostly clokies this morning. we are still very warm and humid, though. it's 81 in waington, 80 at quantico, 75 leesburg, 76 irg gaithers annapolis is 82. here's future weather. here's 8:00 this morning. we're still a looking mostly cloudy skies. d.c. metro area, by 8:00 a.m., should still be dry and those thunderstorms i showed you, those should be approaching areas like hagerstown, martinsburg, down to front royal and across 81, basically. by lunchtime, they movest more o east, and that's when we're going to see them approach to the d.c. northern virginia, northern maryland, and then continuing to move away. so, by the afternoon it looks like we're going to be drying up now. so, the timing of this rain, which is a coldfr t, is moving faster, so that has made our rain chances a little bit

earlier now. if you are grillin today, by 2:00 p.m., still expect some showers and storms, but look at ose temperatures, mid-80s. we're not going to be continuing the heat wave today. we're finally breaking out of it. by 4:00 p.m., che rainaring and by 7:00 p.m., looking nice and dry. look at tomorrow's pool forecast. if you're heading to the pool morrow, just gorgeous weather. you'll want the spf-30 or higher because it's going to be vy sunny, even though we have low humidity in the forecast and it would feel comfortable. you're still going to get sun burnt in about 15 minutes. by 2:00 p.m., temperatures 80 degrees, 5:00 p.m., low 80s. the tire weekend looks fantastic. low humidity saturday and sunday,un plenty ofand that continues into the start of next week, but the 90s return and so does the humidity. let's check in with melissa mollet on this friday, sat happening out there. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. brand-new situation here in the district. we just made a cal on this one. not many details, but westbound independence avenue near 17th street, we have a water main break in the westbound lanes, trying to get more information about that one for you

morning. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems right now. looks like outbound 395 might be a little bit slow. i'llook into that for you in the next couple of minutes. as we look here at 95 andry nd, you can see that looks good, so does the bw parkway section as same you're passing the icc. on metro, red line delays to glenmont because of a power problem outside shady grove. aaron? >> all right, melissa, thank you. it's 5:20 now. coming up, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and many of us have it on the go. >> but eating that way can mean we often gb the unhealthier choice. we're workingor you, f

now there's a new way you can experience prince william county's history. thon have a new web applica showcasing the historical markers throughout the county. it's a virtual tour guide featuring maps and pictures. >> a lot of our historic parksct areely interpreted, so it's not going to cover everything that an interpreter uld cover or it's not the historical brochure for that particular park, but it does giveou an idea of the events th ourred in that area. now, for a link to the historical marker inchrmation, se marker in the nbc washington app. no timeakor bst at home and planning to grab something on the go this morning? >> "consumer reports" sampled 48 breakfast items fro six coffee shops and fast-food restaurants looking for healter and tasty options. news4'san hogan has their top picks.si

>> reporter: cr the offerings that stood out on the menu as better choices, including sandwiches, oatmeals and smoothies. and they analyzed the nutritional information. >> well, it n be tough to find breakfast items with lower amounts of calories, fat, sugars and sodium. >> reporter: quick breakfast sandwiches can stay on the nutrition spectrum. starbucks' saucsage and bacon biscuit has over 2,000 of sodium. better with a bagel splashed with half the sodium from panera. more chains have oatmeal as an option. whole grains can be a great source of antioxidants and dietary fiber, but watch out for added sugars. the best ones are unsweetened with fresh fruit, nuts and raisins. consumer reports says if you have to grab and go, there are good choices available, and you can upgrade almost anything you pick. >> you cey ask for h or sugar on the side. you can make a better bread

choice byg choos whole grain over say a croissant. and an egg sandwich can be perfectly tasty without the bacon or ham. >> reporter: susan hogan, news4. >> i can typically spot the healthier option on a menu, but that's not the problem for me. the issue ces when you just don't care and you just want to eat -- >> the bake yovcon and the ham. >> yes, like please give me the hebiscuit. it'sumber four at mcdonald's, in case you want to know. i know that way too well. >> the first step is recognizing you have a problem. >> no. all right, 5:25 right now. let's go to sheena. >> i am a true believer in giving into your cravings. otherwise, you're justluoing to e and eat a whole box of something. >> yes, sheena. >> alone, in the rk, maybe, i don't know. >> in shame? >> in shame. in the corner. i'm not sure. maybe in the fetal position. >> sheena's done that one time or two. >> not me. we have showers in the forecast for part of the area this morning. that's really going to change our weekendeather ttern. we're finally breaking out of th heatwave. i'll show you what this is going to do to the temper and humidity, coming up.

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a car stolen in less than ten seconds. the surveillance video that shows just how fast you could become a victim while pumping gas. and a sad, new development from the rescue attempt the whole world is watching. thti death invesgation as a soccer team remains stuck inside a cave. ksus, firew frenzy. pranks, injuries, and damage following the fourth of july. e warnings as we head into the holiday weekend. and see you later! >> and just as fans were losing hope, a historic win for the nationals. what you missed if you went to bed while the home team was losing. just about 5:30 now. on thisook outside friday morning. a little sunshine starting to come through here. today we finallyet will a break from the heat wave we've been sweating through all week, but some rain could replace it.

>> heat gwave! d morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. melissa mollet will look at the roads in a bit, but we want to checn with sheena parveen and the 4 storm team forecast. >> good morning, guys. happy iday! temperatures have been in the 90s now for seven days in a row. we'rre finallying out of it today, and into the weekend i think you're really going to like the forecast. it's going to be really comfortable. right now, though, we're dry, we're warm, and mid, so maybe a little uncomfortable still. showers and storms to our north and weat areng in this direction. we do expect some of these to move in through o partthe morning hours. not for everybody, though, for the morning commute. right now it's 81 degrees in washington, 80 quantico, 82 in annapolis. our typical 80-degree spots thaf we've h so many days in a row. rest of the area mid-70s. here's what'soing to happen today. by 7:00 a.m., we'll have thunderstorms north and west ofo d.c., mostly 81 from hagerstown down to la ray especially. then by noon, those showers move through the rest of the area.

by afternoon urs, we start to dry up. wait until you see your weekend forecast, though, looking much better than this. we'll check that coming up. let's head over to melissa mollet, see what's hpening on the roads. good morning. rails right now, metro delays to glenmont on the r line. this is a power problem outside of shady grove. ov to theoads now. washington, westbound independence avenue near 17th street, we have a water main break there. not too many details at this point. we justrenow that the are there on the scene trying to get that out of the way. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no big issues there. and taking a look at 66, youl find 95 southbound as you're approaching quantico just a little slow. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. time is limited. that is the message from authorities in ailand working to rescue those 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave. >> bringing thems to safety i proving to be a dangerous mission. a former navy s.e.a.l. who was part of the rescue team died from a lack of oxygen. th commander in charge of the operation says it was firstha

believed the kids could be kept alive inside the cave for a long time, but now he d believe the same thing. and the group has been trapped inside of that dark cave for 13 days now. 5:32 right now. thmorning, d.c. police are searching for the thieves who stole a woman's car as she was pumping gas on july 4th. from the video here, it seems like they were waiting for the woman to walk away from her car so they could strike. news4's justin finch is live at that gas station at 12th pennsylvania in southeast with more on what happened. justin. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. this happened just after 7:00 m. on theorning of the fourth of july. you'll see a mercedes parked at this pump on m right and then a up to thaous pulls pump on my left here. and in minutes, both cars were gone. the mercedes, though, without its owner. let's check out this surveillance video. you'll see the red luxurio alongside the mercedes and you'll also see a man jump out of the passenger's side of the lexus and make his way towards

that mercedes driver's door. he gets a good look inside, then decides to jump inel hi then in seconds, he presses the start button on that mercedes, then he pulls with the car, the keys, and a purse also inside the gas hose, too, still extached to the car as well. that red then pulls behind, and then neighbors here nearby say this is a quick crime that they believe just is not to surprising. >> it's horrible, but they've had a lot of issues with this gas station. and i don't know what's being done to address it. allen'sknow if charles been helpful or not. but it's a horrible thing for anybody to have to go through. >> reporter: and at this time, the suspects in that car are still out there somewhere. turns out, police are offering for tips to $1,000 that lead to an arrest and indictment in this case. and that victim here, turns out, she is very well connected. she's tied to a d.c. council person.

what they're saying about this crime cing u at "news4 today" at 6:00 a.m. back to you guys. >> justin finchor us in capitol hill, thank you. it is 5:34 now. we now have our first look at t man accused of disturbing crime in northern virginia. police say 19-year-old mohamed abdullahi murdered resham bajgain, a gas station clerk, on wednesday in herndon. they believe abdullahi was trying to rob the franklin farms sonoco gas station. murder has hit that community rd. bajgain just came here from nepal and was working two jobs to support his family. now an online fund-raiser for the family has raised about $30,000. the gas station has reopened for business. the man just sentenced f killing his pregnant fiancee apparently took his own fe. 35-year-old thierry nkuso was respond unresponsive in his cell at the montgomery count detention center wednesday night. jail officials say he hanged himself and left several handwritten notes. nkuso was convicted of stabbing

maria mbunga, who was 16 weeks pregnant in her takoma park apartment in 2016. he was sentenced to life in prison earlier this week. no> 5:35 other headlines, reactions coming in after embattled epa administrator scott pruitt resigned. pruitt is facing more than a dozen ethics investigations for nearly $4 million worth of controversial and extravagantsp ending. eore on why he decided to step down in a l report coming up in about ten minutes. a virginia jury found aoa gymnastics guilty of aggravated sexual battery. brian nh nguyen of sterling repeatedly touched an 11-year-old girl inappropriately at a gymnastics facility last december, this according to authorities. ashe was there for birthday party. lawyers say nguyen had a previous assault and battery conviction. his formal sentencings set for september. we're learning more about the suspected gunman in a deadly "capital gazette" shooting. police in norfolk say jarrod ramos sent a letter to "th vyt

he virgin virgsiaan pilot" newspaper t week. in 2012, ramos sue"t capital gazette" and a reporter who now works at "the virginian-pilot." police will not say if the letter was addressed to anyone. yesterday marked one week since the shooting and newsrooms marked a moment of silence. a scare at johns hopkins is two buildings were evacuated after a frozen sample of tb was dropped and a small amount spilled out. nobody was hurt and those buildings were able to reopen. new this morning, a look at chris brown's latest mug shot after an overnight arrest. our affiliate in west palm beach, florida, tells us the singer was taken into custodyft moments his performance there. palm beach county officials arrested him for aninoutsta felony battery warrant from the tampa area. he was released afterin p a $2,000 bond. well, just when we started thinking all hope was lost for the nats they had the best game of the season. this was a game you'll be

hearing about today. it didn't look good if you watched earlyon. the marlins were up, 9-0, in the fourth, but the nats rallied, and by the sixth, they were only down by three when trai turner nailed his first career grand slam to giv the nats a 10-9 lead here. turner brought in two more runs later in the game. the nats broke their ve-game losing streak with that 14-12 win. >> and it is the biggest comeback ever in team history. looks like that ers-only meeting after wednesday's game helped. all right, your time r ht now5:37. and still ahead, it is about to get a little tougher to get into the nional zoo. what to know before you plan your next trip there. first, though, fireworks frenzy. explosives set off inside a store. the wild, new video, n

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poce say the suspects could face arson-related charges. okay so now tak look at this unbelievable picture of a jeep, more evidence of the danger of fireworks. ntgomery county fire rescue says a group was playing with fireworks when aortar detonated inside the jeep. this happened in poodasville wedn fire officials say several people tried to put out the fire but couldn't. thankfully here nobody was hurt. the democrats want open borders, which means lots of crime. we want tough, strong, powerful borders, and we want no crime, and we're going t protect i.c.e. we protect i.c.e. west lastnt trump out night rallying his base in montana. the president went after senator elizabeth warren, democrats, and the me too movement, but many are talking about what he did not mention. president trump didn't say resignationut the of his embattled epa administrator.

>> scott pinitt ste down yesterday following months of criticism. news4's chris pollone is following the latest on capitol hill. chris, talk about the reasoning that pruitt gave for stepping down. >> reporter: right. in his resignation letter sent to the president, pruitt cited unrelenting attacks on himhi an s family. he made no reference to why thosettacks have been taking place or what he deems as attacks. of course, pruitt is under, by nbc news' count, 15 separate investigations for possible violations you've heard all the stories, from trying secure a chick-fil-a franchise for his w for a high-paying job to installing a very expensive phone booth inside his office. the white house finally decided that pruitt was expendable, especially leading into the supreme court pick and into the midterm elections. they didn't want him to be a distraction. >> chris, while we have you, let me ask you about the supreme court nominee, this short list

president trump has that's getting shorter, it seems. who arehe front-runners? >> reporter: that's right. nbc news has learned that the three finalists at this point are amy coney barrett, brett kavanaugh and raymond kethledge, all federal appeal p judges. thsident will make his selection monday night. of course, he could go off that list right now those are the three front-runners for the job. >> all right, chris pollone for us on the hill. chris, thank you. 5:47 now. a brewing trade war between the u. and china i heating up again today. duw tariffs on hundreds of chinese ps took effect overnight. this is the latest escalation in the ongoing battle between thee u.s. and s of our biggest trade partners. the white house is imposing an additional 25% tariff on more farm800 chinese goods fro machinery to medical devices and cars to aircraft parts. so far, finished goods like smartphones are not included. china fired back, imposing .s. ffs of its own on goods. maryland voting officials plan to work through the weekend

counting provisional ballots. those ballots could dide the outcome of some primary races that have been too close to call. one of those races is the race for montgomery county executive. right now, marc elrich and david blair are basically tied. the provisional ballots are playing big role because a computer issue at the motor vehicle administration left 80,000 people improperly registered beloved d.c. restaurant ben's chili bowl wants to celebrate their upcoming anniversary in a big way. >> mnews4'san mcgrath is live on u street outside the first reaurant for ben's. she has details on a potential street name change near the restaurant. hey, megan. good morning, guys. ben's chili bowl is a d.c. landmark. it's been located here on u street since 1958, but the address may soon be changing. it may soon become ben's chili bowl way. d.c. council is considering an emergency resolution that would change the name of the blockonn of the restaurant. we're talking about the stretch

between 12th and 13th street now, ben's chili bowl stayed open and survived the 1968 riots and has been a gathering place decades.ny people for our own recently departed jim vance is on the mural on the side of the building. now, the restaurant is anniversaryits 60th in august, so the emergency designation on resolution is designed to speed things along so that theanoad signse changed in time for the big celebration, so that they can actually unveil those bes chili bowl way signs d ing that 60thcelebration. back to you guys. >> megan mcgrath on u street this morning. megan, tha you. meanwhile, the days of strolling into the national zoo without a lot of security around you could be coming to an end. the smithsonian institution wants to make significant security changes. that includes more perimeter fencing and reducing the 13 pedestrian entrances to 3 securp

chnts. the proposal will be reviewed next week. so, it looks like, talking about the national zoo, we're ot going to be seeing a new panda cub any time soon. the giant panda mei xiang willi not give this year. scientists at the zoo say she experienced a pseudopregnancy over the pasew months, and they expect her to return to her normal routine in a couple weeks. the panda exhibit is open this weekend. >> and we know who's going to be upset about that. >> i know. >> eun yang. >> maybe the news hasn't gotten to her omt. >> we'llpletely hide it from her. >> just don't mention it. >> it will be great weather for the zoo this weekend. >> oh, yes. >> it will be beautiful for that >> i love tzoo, and this would be the perfect time to go walk around the zoo. there are some of thean animals nice weather. beautiful weather for the weekend, but not so much today. we're still warm and hum this morning. here you can see i've circled it. we have showers and storms to our west and northwest. this is all part of our next weather system, which is a cold front which is going to move

through as we gohrough the day today. behind it, big area of high pressure drops down and keeps us drier, meaning low humidity this time and lower temperatures. we're dry locally, but the showers are aroaching for us and eventually hagerstown, winchester, across 81 within the next couple hours we'll see that approaching, but most of the area stays d for the morning. best chance of rain will be by lunchtime. a ll show you the timing in second. it's 81 in washington, 76 gaithersburg. most of the area mid-to-upper 70s, but now here's future hiather. 8:30 morning. here you see the showers and storms approaching martinsburg, hagerstown, potentially frederick by that time. closer to lunchtime, that's when the rn and even some thunderstorms still embedded possibly move through the rest of the ngea. cleas we go through the afternoon now. so, the timing of this cold fron s has sped up, that rain's going to be here a little earlier. if you're exercising thisrn g, showers north and west by 7:00 a.m. looks good and dry for exercise by noon. i wouldn't do it outside, but by 5:00 p.m. we'll be much drier with temperatures in the 80s. so we're breaking out of the

heatnaave y. if you're heading to the beach this weekend, well, today a least, we have thunderstorms later on i would say early afternoon, then clearing out foe est of the weekend. breezy, low humidity. take a look if you're in the d.c. metro area this weekend. we're sunny. 82 saturday, sunny, 85 on sunday. we're looking at low humidity. that willeel very comfortable. 90s return next week. let's check the roads. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena. restarting with the rails we have delays on the red line, signal problem at dupont circle and a powerssue at shady grove. so two different issues there. on metro this morning, that is the only line at this point that's seeing any. delays roads now. westbound independence avenue near 17th street, water main break in those westbound laoos. as you out, you can see the beltway is looking good this morning, inner loop and outer loop. travel times. 270 southbound, germantown to the spur, no problem. top of the beltway as you just saw, nice and clear inner loop and outer loop.

66 inbound, 62 miles per hour from fairfax county parkway to the beltway. 95 in virginia, northbound quantico to the beltway going to take you 18 minutes. listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. aaron? >> melissa, thank you. 5:53en now. coit comes to fast food, what isr y favorite? chick-fil-a reclaimed its title as the top-rated fast-food restaurant for the thi straight year. panera bread came in as a close second, followed by subway. mcdonald's came in last place for the third straight year. fast-food customers sayhe speed ocheckout or delivery improved most this year. well, call it food at your g tips. more people are trading dining out for dining in. >> and they're not just looking takeout anymore, like pizza for instance, orse chi food. restaurant delivery is really ing on up and up these days, expected to surge nearly 80% in the next five years, and restaurant heowners, tre taking notice. many are creating larger kitchens and so-called virtual

restaurants.e, that is becaspecially in big cities with rising minimum wages, restaurants need all the businesscan get to turn a profit. recently in d.c., voters passed measure to gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. we've got an update for you this morning on sort of a blind 30,000 f you will, at feet. >> we told you about this story yesterday. a man and a woman met after she switched seats on a plane. the couple behind them noticed that they hit it off, then documented wt they thought may be a new love connection. we've now heard from the mystery man himself. >> turns out, ewan holden is a former pro soccer player turned model. thisus story gets better and better. and while the woman doesn't want to go public in the story, ewen says their story may not be over. >> she's a very,ryvery, lovely girl, very attractive, beautiful, and has a lot to say, you know, for herself, very intelligent. >> you're not so bad yourself, ewen. so, we know the woman's name is

helen. sh ewen plan to meet up again, apparently, some time soon. >> ts story's been liked on twitter nearly 900,000 times. helen is apparently a private person, didn'tsp want the light. >> didn't want the fanfare. can't say the same for the couple in front of them, right? >> they were an interesting pair. head to todayshow.com to see the bigger story with the two of them. interesting folks. all right, 5:55 right now.re we working for you with another summer staycation idea. how doe walk in the woods hiund? >> morning, molette green is at the sanctua in chevy chase, checking ways you and your family can take in the greatne outdoors in anensive way. ter: don't be laughing at me, erika. listen, we are among these wonderful, happy campersn here this 40-acre sanctuary here at

t the audubon nationalistet so and they're learning about ttture with a bird's nest. the flies, the birds and all that, maybe a giant pterodactyl bird is going to swoop down once this is all done. we'll tell you much more about what's going on here and howiche puan enjoy this property as well, just outside of washington h and yes,e sprayed on the bug spray, but it's not working. we're having a lot o fun, though, this morning. we're live here this m tning on "neway" in the 6:00 hour, so come on back. stay with us here. >> some great lessons for the kids to learn. we'll check back with you in a bit. also ahead on "news4 today," embattled ohio congressman jim jordan's problems get worse. a fourth man has come forwardal ging jordan knew about abuse while coaching wrestlers at ohio state. how the congressman is now responding. plus, getting r for the day usually means breakfast, but if you are thinking about grabbing something o they, we've got a consumer reports

story that you're going to want to see before "news4 today" continues next.

just about 6:00 a.m. now on this friday m morning. goning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. friday morning coming is a welcome relief for many of you who found it very hard to get back after that fourth of july holiday that was kind of stuck in the middle of your week. >> the break is here again, for sure. also, the heat wave may be ending that's goodws. there could be a little rain, though. we'll check on the commute with melissa mollet in a second.

first, sheena parveen is here to tell us about the cooldown. >> oh, s, but we need the rain in order for the cooldown to happen, so i think that you wily be v happy once we get to the weekend. this morning, though, we're very huwarm and d. you'll notice a lot of clouds out there, 80 degrees, but it feels like 85 because of the humidity that's still around. that's going to change this tekend, though. we are dry acros area. you start to notice those showers just in the top corner of y.r scre here they are, showers and storms to our west and northwest. these will start to move in as we go through the next couple of hours. you're mostly north and west of d.c. heur's a look at f weather. as we get closer to 8 thirl:30, still dry around the d.c.area, but fredericksburg, basically down 81, we'll start to see scattered showers and storms. they move through the rest of the area by lunchtime. i'llhow you the timing, when it will clear up, and what it will do to our weekend forecast. finally, the heat wave is ending. let's go to melissa mollet and find out