if you're exercising today, beautiful weather. back to you guys. >> we're going to a special report now onheoccer team members. >> good morning, everybody. as we come on the air, we're coming on early because of breaking news. a new operation under way in thailand, as we speak, to rescue the eight, young boys and their soccer who remain trapped in the underwater cave. this is after ur of the boys were brought safely to the surface over the weekend. let's get to jans mackey frayer who is covering this for us. tell us what you can about the effort under way. >> reporter: good morning, savannahk they went b in about six hours ago to get the remaining eight boys and soccer coach to safety. they bay it cou several hours before they get the first of the group to the cave's

entrance. but admits this operation has. >> bob: going much quicker tn possible. it means ty are cautious. the four boys they brought out yesterday, have been deemed to be the healthiest. there may be kids that need a little extra time. a little extra help along the way. theirll help may be moreicate. do you have any word about the conditions of the boys that came out yesterday? t >> reporter: hospital officials aren't saying anything ye but one of the four boys was said to be causing encerned. they sequestered to the eighth floor that's reserved entirelymor this t care. it's an isolation unit. they haven't beenlled contact, physical contact with their families yet. they're wading the doctors to say it'sokay.

there's an infection known as cave disease. it was thought they might be able to meet with familieshis evening. but this is going to be a long road for these kids. there's etotional issue address, after 17 days in the darkness, not knowi when anybody is going to come. savannah? >> janis mackey frayer, stand right there. we hope to get good news as this operation is under way. got more of what's happening on nbc.com. we'll see you later for "today." >> just to fill you in, that breaking news out of thailand, a fifth boy from the youth soccer team that's been trapped inve a n thailand for 17 days now, rescue but there's still seven remaining players who need to get help right away.

>> you don't see a lot of live pictures coming from the rescue site. it's a delicate thing they're doing. u want to make sure they're see what's okay to see, once they get people rescued. we'll keep an eye on that. >> right now, it's 6:03. we want to check on traffic with melissa mollet. >> this is the southund parkway. somebody is changing their tire on the right side of theatroad. causing a little delay. northbound 95, that looks like it's cleared. we had a disabled vehicle. in manassas, has a crash there. and eastbound 7 at potomac. it was blocking the crash and that is outf the way. no big problem iro aaron? >> melissa, thank you. we're following news in

northwest d.c., a massive fire has forced families out of their home. >> we go to nicole jacobs. what'sng goi on? >> reporter: well, you can see, they have put up caution tape now. they say this home is justsi ly not safe to go in. and that's why firefighters are waiting for it to get a little safer to go in and start investigating what started this fire. you can e the back porch, completely scorched. that's where they saw thele most amount of flames here. this video was tweeted f out by d.e this morning. they say the flames from that back porch spread to the second floor and aheic of the original home and spread to the neighboring home. a family of five was living in that home. we spoke with the weather of that home who worked to get his family out safely.

>> for the most part, if everybuty got alive, that's okay. >> reporter: thatather says he heard screams from outside. letting him know there was a fire. there were smoke detecti irectors going off. as you look at thech por and thl yway, we're told that jumped the alleyway and damaged the roof on columbia road. we have eight peopleted by the fire. american red cross is here on the scene. we're waiting to find out wha firefighters say caused this blaze. but the good news, everyone made it out safely. >> nicole jacobs, thank you. now, to the latest

developments out of williamsburg, virginia. teams will arrive at the scenes of a deay helicopter crash today. these are the incredible images of the damage left behind. yesterday's crash caused fire that destroyed several of the homes near the college. a man who lives across the street, says his whole house shock when the chopper hit.n one pers dead. president trump will announce his choice for the u.s. su teme court. ov weekend, the president maintained he was unsure who he would choose. but all four candidates on his short list are in the running. thomas hardiman, brett kavana h kavanaugh, amy comey barrett is a soc conservative. she would face tough questions for her views on roe v. wade.

>> calve knew is considered the front-runner here. >> he has been onhe sixth circuit for nine years and gained attention for his ruling that the irs targeted the tea party. >> this isardiman's first time nominated. >> the age range, 46-53 years old. they would serve on the court for many years. there's a primetime address at 9::00 tonight. you can watch tt here. hours after making his big announcement, the president will head to europe for a series of important meetings. he is visiting the u.k. where

protests are expected to meet his visit. he will then go toinland to meet vladimir putin. mike pompeo is in vietnam aft after. he told reporters that leaders had made progress on sliting a time for denuclearization. hours after he left the country, knot korea described the talks as regrettable and accused the unitedtates of gangster-like demands for negotiation. leads will meet next wee to discuss returning the remains of american soldiers killed during the korean war. your help is neede to find the person responsible for three brutal crimes going unsolved for years. investigators used the suspect's dna to create these composite photos of what he would look like at 25 and 45 years old.

the same year he raped and strangled a woman. if you recognize a man, you are asked to call authorities. f> a maning charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer at a busy strip mall in northern virginia. look athis surveillance video from friday. that is in the alexandria section of fairfax county. the officer triedo stop the man. a second officer stepped in to help subdue the suspect here. the suspect is crged with assault on the police officer. they found a scale and cash on him. beach drive, between branch ron and joyce road will reo after the evening rush.

it's not over here. this is the final o phase the beach drive restoration project. ough weekendp, a for the annapolis community, which said its goops good-byes members of the homicide. and a woman poisoned by the nerve agent in the u.k. has died. how england is willing to deal russia. main suspect, we're keeping a close eye on chris ofof the coast of north carolina. high pressur bay now.ng it at we'll look at the tck of chriras.

you'rwatching news 4 today. >> today is the third day of t running of the bulls festival in spain. dapltwo ended with three peoe injured. the runners sufferedoncussions and injuries to their legs and r . the recent rain made the streets pretty slick for the estimated 2,000 runners there. one person was gored on saturday. at least nine people have been e d since then. that festival wraps up this saturday. >> do you try to run away from charging bulls and it's slippery? i think there's some that just stay back. >> i would be on the sideline. >> you wear the red handkerchief

and say, yeah. >> i would wear ack. the british woman who police believe came in contact wh a deadly nerve agent has >> the poisoning could be connected to theoi pning of a former spy. it shows her shopping 24 hours before they fell ill. they were pod to a military grave nerve agent.he that's same nerve agent to poison a spy and his daughter back in nar. >> we know back in march, that was the russians that we know it was a barbaric, inhuman act by the russians. >> investigators believe sturges and rally may have handled an

item that was contaminated. karz mass ic and loving. smh was one of those gunne dune at the capital. the 35-year-old started working at if paper as an advertising sales assistant. gerald fihman also died. he was the editorial director for two decades. his funeral was yesterday. the community rallies around those affected by the newsroom shooting. a reporter teamed up with the clad brewery for a fund-raiser. dozens of peop participated in is event. all of the proceeds, as well as a doar from every pint sold, will be donated to help the victims and their families. coming up 6:17. we've dropped two degrees here.

>> it's cool outside. >> we're looking at 65 in d.c. but many suburbs are ten degrees cooler. >> it will bearmer when we walk back to the car. some places might. maybe a light layering on your thms if you think it's too cool out e. comfortable weather, i think we should take advantage of it because we're still in the middlef summer. we're in huck season. a gorgeous monday. we have a tropical storm and a dry stretch. a couple of days with a small rain chance. it's 65 inwashington. 55 at dulles. look at warrington, 51. if you're walking the dogne or one to adopt, this is lucy.

for adoption at prince georges inpca. this mo i would say a long dog walk. it's comfortable out there. by 8:00 a.m., in areas will be in the 60s. sunny in the afternoon. don't forget, saturday, august 18th, that's clear the heshelte. if you're heading to the pool you.afternoon, well, lucky it will be comfortable, and sunny. you need spf 30 or higher. we're talking about the tropics. one tropical storm off of the carolina coastline. that's going t stay out to sea. it will head to the northeast. high pressurea of over us. that's going to block it from moving on land. we're going to be watching it. this is future weather. tomorrow, we have an isola shower chance late in the day. most won't see that rain.

offshore, chris sends things offwind. if you,e grilling or plan today is perfect. tomorrow will be the hottest, 93. good. and by wednesday, we will be near 0 dpree 0 grees. the temperatures are not too extreme like lastweek. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week. normal high is 98s. degr look at that, wednesday, thursday, friday. we're sitting close to where we should be time of the year. we'll look at your forecast coming up. but let's see what's happening on this monday morning. good morning, melissa. >> goomorning. >> it's a beautiful morning, with a couple of different problems. taking a look at sterling, eastbound 7. we had the roads blocked, and police saying that is gone. inner and outer loop of the beltwa no problem there's. a live look at chopper 4 over

50, at the beltway. th looks good, as well. it is beautiful out there this morning. looking at your travel times. top of the beltway, seeing a slowdown, going about 40 miles per hour. 14 minutes over to 270. 66 inbound is good. 95 northbound a little slow. quantico going to take you 33 minutes. listen to 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today. still ahead, pain relief without opioids. >> you probably heard of it before, but does it

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when financed through gm financial on a 2018 escalade. "news 4 today" starts now. >> it's 6:29, and we look outside as we start a new work week. 65 degrees in the nation's capital. we're working for you to make sure you're rdy for the day ahead. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. getting you ready to start the day with a look at your weather and traffic. chuck and sheena here to fill us in on the forecast. >> it'soing to be a nice one, because this morning, it's cool.

it felt like fall to me in the morning. temperatures, 50s outside the wa be bone-dry air in place, allowed for this cool start this morning. sunrise came um at 5:51. we have lost about of early daylight, as the sun rises are getting later and late what do youeed to know about the weather? that's nice. a magnificent monday coming your way. low humidity, no clouds, no chance for rain. this won't las long. we're starting out in the 50s this morning. 55 from the blue ridge, all the way down to the 58bay. down in southern maryland. that's a bargain, for sure, by the water. highs in upper 80s. t will be sunny and on the hot side. keep an eye on cdois down here. n't look like it has a big

influen influence. let's go to melissa mollet. altavista n road,r georgetown, hearing that a pedestrian has possible been hit, and letting you know as soon as we get information, what is going on there inethesda. in the district, southbound 295e disabled cle, causing e delays there. and a look at the beway, not bad. inbound,95. you're slow until duke street and then, things open up a bit. no problems on the bridge. more on this problem in bethe a bethesda, with a hit coming up. we continue to bra breaking news in the district. eight people have tone look for place to live, after this fire at a d.c. row house overnight. they were so intense, they

started a fire across the alley. >> this is a look at the damage. fire officials tell us there was a working smoke detector when the fire started. no one washurt. news 4's nicole jacobs is there, as firefighters kee an eye on hot spots. she will join us for a report in 15 minutes. our other top stories, a majo o update out thailand. a fifth boy has been rescued from the flooded thcave. is is according to a thai navy. offici this is a look at the ambulance leaving the cave shortly after the. announceme officials say they rescued -- the boys areungry but i good health. this morning's development leaves seven other boys and the coach trapped in the cave. we'll find out tonight who president trump will tap to be the next u.s. supreme court justice. ur judges are on the short list, two appear to be

front-runners. brett kavanaugh and thomas hardiman. the counting is done in the for county executive. our news partners say council member mark helrich a narrow lead over david blair in the primary. the finount will be certified on july 16th. a stretch of"u street could be named after ben's chillily bowl. today, there will be a public hearing on whether to namebl th k in front of the restaurant, ben's chili bowl way. it's the 60th anniversary of that location. they want to speed up the process so all of the signs a changed for the celebrations. good news for drirs who take beach drive through northwest d.c. >> a year-long construction project is ending but another

beginning. all this can affect your commute. justin is out there to expl >> reporter: if you've driven beach drive, i segments, it can feel like you're off-roading with all of the crars and the bumps. we have been seeing results out here, we'll see some by tuesday, just tomorrow morning, your morning commute. i want to show youo the map see how it's laid out here. the yellow strip, that's beach road, between broad branch to joyce road northwest. that's a mile and a half of roadway that will reopen in time for tuesday morning. the black line above that, that's the final stage o construction here. that's next in line to shut down, as well, tomorrow. that's beach drive to the d.c./maryland line. it should reopen by the fall of

2019, more or what are crews doing? they're not just resurfacing. theyine also milwauk adjustments in draining systems and trees, as well. they need all ofy the time t can use to get the work done. a lot of updates to bring you, as well. the national parkservice say if you want the real-time updates, text beach drive to 888777. that wil give you the progress on beach drive. i'm jtin finch, news 4, back in to you. thank you. new this morning, a major annocement from starbucks. the coffee company is doing away with its green straw. all of the stores will begino st using single-use plastic straws later this year. the company will use drawless lids. starbucks hopes to eliminate

straws from all of its cafes globally by 2020. d.c. united fans y stadium is here. today, they will cut the ribbon on audi field. the 20,000eat stadium is expected to bring in 1 million annual new visitors per year and $1.6 billion in economic activity. the first game at audi field is for saturday. d.c. is planning to play ball. the bigame is in our backyard. we're going to tell you which nationals players are heading out on their home turf. first, behind the scenes of a d .drama. "house of cards" star speaks out about theho without

you're watching "news 4 today." >> today, harvey weinstein is due in court to berr agned on sex crime charges for a third woman. the new charges include two counts of predatory sexual assault fr a 2006 incident. this morning, we have a tltter idea how d.c. plans to use money as a sent from last year, the popular netflix drama, "house of card was mired in drama after kevin acey was fired. for the first time in a tv interview, wright ads the issue. >>ny was thereind of red flag or anything that would have made you think this was possible?

>> kevin and i knew each other between action and cut and betweesetups. where we would giggle. i didn't really know the man. i knew the incredible craftsman that he is. >> the show, which is filmed in various places in maryland, is now expected to focu wright's character. good monday morning. we'r off to a gorgeous start. temperatures in our suburbs are in the 50s. look as we go throughout monday. the commute is looking good. it will be busy for those of you going back to work. in t upper 80s this afternoo chuck is back with your ten-day forecast and a look at tropical storm chris, coming up. >> your monday morning c

we have breaking news right now at 6:44. forced outside fire, flames scorch a d.c. home and then spread t across street. the new video and what firefighters say helped save the lives of the people inside. plus, homes crushed by a

helicopter. the latest on what caused the chopper to crash in a virginia neighborhood. and countdown to nomination night. president trump set to nominate the next candidate to serve on our nation's highest court. following a major update overseas. rescue teams have safely pulled a fifth boy out of the flooded cave in thailand. a thai navy official confirmed that a few hours ago. the boys are hungry but in relative good health. there were still of them trapped that in that cave. we will be updating all u.rning. >> chris, thank tonight, one of these people will be namesed a nominee to become the next u.s. supreme

court ice. president trump is set to make his selection in a primetime addresna to the on. >> peter alexander is following the latest from the white house this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. big day here. the president looking to create maximum suspense ahead of this announcement. the person who he wl pick will be tonight. that's 9:00 p.m. tonight. ease goingo make up his mind by noon today. those closest to him don't know which way he will bugo. the president's greatest focus is on appeal court judges, brett kavanaugh of the district of columbia. they have not ruled out the four contenders. the psident getting input from advisers and friends, among them

sean hannity. senate leaders weighing in on what wille a pierfierce confirmn battle. >> peter alexander at theho whi e for us. thank you. we'll see you on the "today" show for more on that report. now.6:47 right we turn to developments out of williams during. teams with the faa and ntsb will arrive at the scene of a major helicopter crash. they will look at what caused the chopper to go down. yesterday's crash caused a fire that destroyed several homes near william and mary. a man across the street said his whole house shook. there was only one perso in the chopper when it went down. it's 6:47. w wet to head back to the breaking news in northwestd.c., where a massive fire forced families from two row houses.

>> nicole jacobss live wit the latest. good morning. >> reporter: aaron and eun, i can tell you, fire crews have left the scene now. police have put up caution tape. they want to make sure no one goes into these buildings. we're told they're just not safe to go into at this point. you can see the porch there. the back porc that's where fire crews saw the most want to get you the video of those flames. we're told that flames from the porch actually spread to the send floor andhe addicof the oran attic of the home and then, a neighboring home. one man was in the neighboring home with his family and three children. he heard screams from outside, letting him knowre was a fire. that's when he acted. let's listen. >> i ran into a hallway and saw

the fire from the back door. woke everybody, and got ierybody out of the house. turned backo the house to get clothes for everybody opinion everybody didn't exactly have clothes on. >> and taking another live look here. i can tell you that fire crews can tell us there were smoke detectors that went off. that alerted neighbors, as well. you can see the back porch here. those flames were so hot, they jumped the alleyway and damage the roof of this home. eight people are displaced. the american red cross the consist r assisting those people. >> nicole, thanks. new this morning, your telp is neede find a person responsible for three brutal crimes tt have gone unsolved for years.

montgomery county investigators hope someone recognizes this n. they use his dna to determine whate would look like at 25 and then 35 years old. that sameye , he raped and strangled a woman. if you recognize the man, you're asked to call authorities. a man is face serious charges for seriously assaulting a police officer in virginia. hlice say the officer tried to stop the man aft smelled marijuana. you can see the two wrestling on the ground. a second officerin stepped authorities say they a scale and cash on him. in a few hours, the youngest member of the british royal family, prince los, will be

cri ched christ. prince louie is theld third c of william and kate. 6:51 right now. want to check in with chuck bell. >> it's a lovely day to be outside. extra miles required outside. ot going to get too many mornings this nation here, right in the middle of summer. temperatures are in the 50 and low 60s. 65 at national airport. hat's one of the warmest locations. outside of the beltway, 55. 55 in winchester, gaithersburg, clinton, maryland, all 55 degrees. we'll take it for today. highs will be in theid to upper 80s.

fuch earp weather. this is for tomorrow now. a little system will be able to wring out one or twosh ers. an isolated rain chance today. tomorrow will be warmer, mid to upper 80s today, low 90s tomorrow. and it will be more humid, as well. keeping an eye on the tropics. if surf will be upfriday, saturday and sunday, because of tropical storm chris, that isn't expected to makeh motion here, all the way through carolina. as of now, it does not appear to be a threat to the u.s. post line, ouz of rip currents and big waves. there's your ten-day forecast. moresummer-like, as we get into next week. enjoy the 80s while they're hang around.

good morning. northbound new hampshire avenue at thebe way. not sure what's going on. we see the police and fire response blocking ome lanes this morning. trying to get more information out that. maybe a medical emergency but they have someones pulled up. inearp loop and outer loop, looking eokay. as zoom in, the southbound 295, disabled vehicle there in the left lane. over to georgia. manassas, sudley manor drive. eastbound 66 after westmoreland street. looking at travel times, 270 looks good. 66 inbound, 95 rthbound, going about 30 miles per hour. listen to 103.5 f.m. when you hop in your car today.

new this morning, that is daredevil and annaavlis native, pastrana, making history with three death-defying jumps in las vegaser he jumped ov2 crushed cars, 16 buses and a fountain at caesar's palace. his jumps were a tribute to evel knievel o made the jumps about 52 years ago. he cleared them at 124t, r which is longethan knievel's jump. >> that's a big jump. >> huge. >> but he is an 11-time x-game gold medalis the list is out. there will be three familiar faces for natsmlb all-star game coming up. max scherzer, and doolittle will

be selected. max scherzer makes his sixth-straight all-star game. and bryce harper makes his sixth seplction. ing in front of the hometown fans iste sw >> for us representing ourself as the nationals here in home park, this will be an experience unlike any other. that has youis itching to get outplhere and . go out and compete for our fans. >> there is a chance for another nats player to make the team. trea turner is a finalist. he's so awesome. and fans can vote flu wednesday to help put him on the. rost he can hit and he's fast. >> going to vote. >> we're going to be there nats park with all of the excitement. >> events will go through the weekend and last to the game on

tuesday. here's four things to know. rescue teams have pulled a fifth bo out of the flooded cave in thailand. veral other boys and the coach are still inside. they've been there for two weeks. bill neely has the latest ahead on the "today" show. the final phase of the beach drive section isda that is beach drive from joyce road to the maryland state line. good news, if connection in yellow is between brad branch road and joyce road, will reopen today. a fire ecuated people. the flames spread to a second home and get to athird. you can see the latest on the nbc washington app. the short list is down to

fourandidates. mo on the front-runners and what impact this pick will have. >> comfortable andool by the afternoon. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week, 893. g and weo through the rest of the week regulartively dry pattern. now, sounds like it might buinvolve a a ride-on bus. we'll get information about that. the beltway looks okay. >> thank you. that is the news fortoday. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. until then, enjoy your day. >> make it a great monday, everybody. bold

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