and new, overnight, dony this at home. a maryld man makes motorcycle history. a look at that wild jump that sent him intohe daredevil record books. >> "news 4 today" stow. >>30 right now. >> thanks for joining us on a monday morning. it can be tough getting up. especially coming back from a week off. >> the struggle is real. >> right. but talk about this nice weather and we're here to help you get the dayte stard. >> melissa is keeping an eye on the roads. first, we look at the forecast. chuck bell is here with sheena parveen this morning. g are ng to get into a normal territory? i know you don't like normal or average. >> normal. >> cross g hisarms. >> normal is withir quotes.

you use it, aaron is normal. weather is average. >> he's nra co. >> our normal high is 89 degrees. >> we'll be close to our average high temperature. just so you know. it will feel like summertime later today. first thing this morabng, it is alt the comfort outside. look at all of the 50s on the map here in the middle parts of july. usually we're lucky to get below 75 or so. last week, three days in a row when national airportsdegrees. 50s an 60s to get your afternoon started. full sunshinend low humidity. there will be sneaking range chances back in towards the hesecond half of day tomorrow. we'll time that out and talk about hurricane chris,e off of ter banks of north carolina.

let's hear n if traffic mal or average. >> i would say nmal. everything is looking good here. in the south toward washinon, they a doing a paving project there. both directions, northbound andg southbound, bimpacted. the left lane is getting by that paving each y. works nt southbound with just the left lane. your time is 32. staying on top of breaking news in the districtight now. >> firefighters battle a two alarm house fire this morning. >> reporter: look at this vid of that fire. just a few hours ago, it broke out in a row home in columbia heights.

several people have been displaced, just a few block from the metro station. the heat was so intense, it ignited a roof across the alley. we will have live report from the scene at 5:00. >> thank you. we're following breaking news out of thailand. rescuers are fe hours into the second rescue phase to extract an entire soccer team and coach om a flooded cave. >> divers rescued four from that cave. they auny but in fairly good health. eight additional boys and their coach are trapped in the flooded cave. they have to battle to get t. it's a dangerous route and one that's proven to be a death trap for one navy s.e.a.l. t it's 4:34.

here's some oth stories we're following for you today. one person has died following a helicopter crash in williamsbuia, virg the chopper slammed into town ire s and sparked a yesterday. the scene isn't far from the scene of william and mary. officials will be at the scene trying to determine what caused the crash. montgomery county detectives think this man is linked to crimes. they have used the dna to create e composite photos of what he would look like. the man raped a woman in 1989 aandttacked another in 1994. that same year he made a major change. the area will be closed to traffic and pedestrians for the year. we have news on that closure coming up.

>> president trump will announce his choice for the u.s. supreme court justice. nbc news confirms the president has not ruled out any of the kond tats. he appears to be looking at two of them. more how this will impact the courts in a live report from capitol hill in about ten minutes. new this morning, the counting is done in the race for montgomery county executives.80 only votes separate our council member. mark elrich has a lead over david blair. the final count won't be certified until july 16th. a count could be requested by either sheriff's office. he frederick county offe has aontract to house the

detainees while they ait deportation or court hearings. this sheriff's office gets $83 per day. it costs less than $53 per day to house the detainees. last year, just over 300 people for ice. the list is out and there's three filiar faces for nats fans. this is the second career all-star selection for sean doolittle. max sher s max sher ser will have his gexth-straight. ing to play in front of the hometown, even better.

>> for us representing the nationals here in the home park, will be an experience unlike any other. that has you issuing to get out there and pitch and play. go out and compete for his fans. >> think bryce harper said he would do the home run and the festivities start on friday, leading up to the game at's tuesday. we'll be at nats park. i'm down there the morning of the yall-star game. it's a big deal. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. all right. behind the scenes of a d.c. drama. a star speaks about the show without kevin spacey. findingoch after loss. the story of these

you're watching "news 4 today." >> new video out of haiti this morning, showing why the u.s. embassy is warning americans to shelter in place. violent protests over theve ment's attempt to raise fuel prices have turned deadly. seven people have died during the protes in the last two days. the airport in port-au-prince is packed with passengers right now. church groups and volunteers om several states are waiting to return to the u.s. and this morning, authorities are trying to figure out what sparked ant explosion a home in new jersey thatilled a couple. >> as you can see from the footage here, the house was completely destroyed. all that's left behind is rubble. this happened on saturday. neighbors say debris was flying

six houses away. investigator are saying what played a role in the explosion. no foul play is expected. take a look at this. this is one of the many that's leaving charred lands in its wake in california. one couple is making a happy memory over a devastating situation. "the new york post" reports that they found this ring in rubble. he found the ring ando decided repropose to his wife. the couple was married eight months ago. they left the rings behind lacause thes quickly approached their home. >> have that moment ago with the proposal. everyone made it out safely, including the couple's kid and pets. a lot of people are headi back twork. it will be cooperating for your

monday. very comfortable and many of the suburbs are in the mid-50s right now. chuck will show you what you can expect for the restf the day today. the ten-day forecast the straight ahead. we are hours away from nomination night. the president is set to announce his choice for the supreme court. we'll break down the short list of who s ho

an update on breaking news we told you about a few minutes ago. fire forced several people from a home in northwest d.c. >> nicole jacobs a justived on the scene now. she joins us live with what she's worng on what are you learning? >> i can tell you right now, eight people have been affected by this fire. tu see back porch area here.re this is w firefighters say the flails were engolfengulfed. it spread to a roofumndped the alleyway here. g we'rng to show you video of flames that firefighters took as soon ashey arrive here, video you don't want to mis, coming up. >> nicole, thank you. tonight, one of these fler peill be named to be a nominee for the next u.s. supreme court justice. president trump is set to make

primetimeion in a order to the nation. >> news 4's susan mcginness is joining us from capitol hill. is there front-runner? >> there is a front-runner. one is judge hardiman. the most likely to get the nad, is judge brett kavanaugh of washington. he has won thert supf moderate republicans on the senate. and these are votes that are needed by republicans to push this nominee through. executive ten about power. writing arguments that a president should not be encumbered or distractions or things like that. to the extent that some of the issues are untested, using rdon power or being indicted, if those are decided by the supreme court, that could make m more attractive to mr. kavanaugh.

>> after he makes s his announcement, what happens? >> after the announcement, the confirmation battle begins. the worry there is with the raz razor-thin majority in the senate, the democrats could take over the senate and have more power to derail this momnominee. >> it's 4:48 this morning. we'll learn more about the netflix drama based here in d.c. >> last year, the show was shrouded in controversy,fter kevin spacey was fired amid sexual miss allegations. for the firstime, wright discussed the issue. >> was there a red flag or anything that made you think this is problem?

>> kevin and i knew each other betwn setups, where we would heggle. i didn't know man, i knew the craftsman that he is. >> the show that is filmed in various places in maryland, is now expected to focus on white's character. head today, harvey weinstei said to be indicted on sex crime charges. the new charges include two counts of predatory sexual assault from a 2006 incident. this morning, we have a better idea how d.c. plans to use mon as a settlement from volkswagen. it's part ofhe aeement after the carmaker tried to cheat emissionstests.

the district had to explain how many would be used. leaders want to replace diesel-powered switcher locomotives.sh replace cra trucks with environmentally excurses. they want to add idling technology to their vehicles. today, a public hearing will be restate after the chili bowl. there's emergency situation to name the block. that's 12th street to 13th street. they're preparing on the 16th anniversary there.y and c leaders want to change the process, so all of the road signs are changed. d.c. united fans, your new field will be here. take a look. this is file video from durin

the construction. the stadium is expected to bring in 1 million annualew revenve renues. the first game is j set fory 14th. and the stadium is not the only new thing for the soccer club. wayne rooney prepares for his anticipated d e ed debut this s. he is expected to take the field against vancouver. there's hope that he can turn things around and get out of last place. let'hope for. here's a sight the capps never get tired up. alex ovechkin showed off the fami cup before the world cup. the sefinals are set now. france takes on beium.,

on tuesdgland faces crowuation on wednesday. those are going to be two cr ible games. the world cup has been >> i've heard that from many people. >> let's talk about the weather. >> it's almost -- >> you were going to say chilly? >> it'scool. >> in weather forecasting, in is a goal. this is a win. this is about as nice as we can expect h in washington. the middle of summer. moving in on the middle parts of july now. the skies are clear and the temperatures are dow overnight. down below 70. that's a felt a in and of itself. 66 now and annapolis and the bay water is warm. that's the reason for ou once y get away from the water and away from the heat i'll, temperatures have dropped into

the mid-50s this morning. afternoon temperatures, bubning up the mid to upper 80s today. a fine day to be outside. 89 degrees, full sunshine and low humidity. if you're thinking about the beach this weekend, good idea. fray, saturday, sunday looked dry. wean now and then, we're going eye.eep a close chris on the outer banks of north carolina. two areas of high pressure that will keep the storm sitting and spin right here. if you go to the coast, especially the out banks and parts of tide water, evirginia. surf is up, and a high threator rip currents. we'll keep you posted. if you're planning a trip toward virginia beach, just know that the water will be rough in the ne couple of days. our shower comes late in the

day and form. that's pretty thin. it will be hot, 93. and back to up earp 80s for wednesday, thursday, friday, into the weekend. >> helps with the morningco ute. capital street, we have ght lanes blocked. ft. washington, has indian head highway with the left lane paving by northbound and southbound. that project haseen hanging around. quantico, southbound i-90, and beltway, inner loop and outer loop, no problems there. that is daredil and annapolis native, travi pa

stranny, ma pastra pastrana. he closed over 15 buses, with a tribute to evehoknievel w made the jump 50 years ago. he cleared the cars at 122 feet, which is longer than knievel's jump. >> y just fountain in. pastrana is an 11-time game gold medalist. i would like to know how many injuries he suffered from practicing and getting to the point he can doing in like that. >> justin bieber is back in the news this morning but for a good reason. he proposed to his girlfriend, hal haley baldwin over the bahamas. th have not confirmed the news. but several outlets are

reporting that it's true wald w p baldwin wtured with a huge enbeigement ring. >> for a second, i thought he and selena gomez were going to get back together. >> what do you mean? >> i know. i'm out of the loop. >> we're going to get a mess with a bear's craving. >> it's tough to make out, but that's a bear, chomping down on a bird feeder. the pictures over the weekend. as for the bird feeder, you see it did not survive. coming up next -- continuingovage of the deadly helicopter crash that went down into some town homes, not far from the college of. plus, getting rid of your pain, not withpioids and a needle. looking at acupuncture and whether it's good for you. n

>>s 4 today starts now. >> good morning,everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. and i'm eun yang. we hope y eoyed the weekend. it's over. back to reality. >> and the heat weave? the heat weave? when you get a fresh weave and

you hit it with the blow drier. >> the heat wave -- >> you're getting tweets. >> you knowow that rks. you have to warm it up to get it looking right sometimes. the weather was beautiful. >> i can't. did we sayit's monday, 5:00 a.m. >> this b is aear trap of a inversation. on't know what's happening right now. >> most importantly, honestly, is that g hair weather. good hair weather. >> watt earn under theridge. >>it's a good hair day. just generalize it. >> even she agrees. >> i