good morning, everybody. i'm chris lloyd in for aaron. >> i'm in for eun just call it a good day. >> it is my friday. >> going to be a little better for her. shs got two fridays. two sundays in a row coming up. >> you know, it's nice -- what are you doing, by the way? >> it wasge burr night. and the fat fm the burgers. >> why do you still have grease your asses? >> i don't know. >> did you shower today? >> i did take a ower. >> y don't shower with your glasses on, do you? >> no, no, no. there would be dirty spots. >> you have grease from burge on you glasses. can you see? are y okay? >> you look better than ever. >> that's okay.

>> i think i used up all of our time. >> as long as it's not too blury. temperatures this morning in the 70s thero grease on his glasses. 69 dulles, 65 frederick, 65 gaithersburg. lower humidity, i think you'll notice it. by 9:00 this morning, 79 degrees. nice and dry. make save they spf 30 or higher. if you're east or south of d.c., you could see showers and temperatures will be in the 80s today. chuck will be back in a bit. hope any he can see aan c his glasses off. i can see we have a problem here on the outer loop. we need glass cleaner spray for poor chuck. outer loop after georgia avenue, two left lanes getting by the work zone. o that's they work zone on the beltway this morning. as you look, the top of theu' beltway, as headed into town, out of town.

up and down is just fine. looking here at 270,27 southbound here, from 70 down to the spur. you're on timeoing 68 miles per hour. get there in 27 minutes. 4:32.ti we ce to follow this developi story. we're learning that amtrak trains will be running on time following a deadly crash. a person was killed last night on the railroad tracks in prince georges county. you're looking at new video. an acela train was involved. and amtrak had to transfero passengers tnother train continuing on to baltimore. the incident delayed mark service in theea we're learning why the victim was on the tracks to begin with. we'll update you as soon as information comes available. ew breaking as stormy daniels was arrested in columbus overnight.

daniels' lawyer said that she was arrested for allowing a customer to touch her in a nonsexual. mann he tweeted, this is a setup and politically motivated. daniels has been performing at clubs across the country, ncluding right here in d.a earlier this week. and she is at the center of a legal battle involving donald trump. >> she claims thatha m cohen paid her off to keep her quiet about an affair. prident trump denies the affair. president trump is sitting down for day two at the nato summit in brussels. he will meet with leaders from georgia and ukraine, possibly to discuss russian occupation in those countries. this aftereoon, thedent will head to the u.k., to meet with the british prime minister and theresa may and queen elizabeth. more on that meeting and his summit with president vla amir putin i live report in about

ten minutes. happening today iairfax out, the school board is said to a public meeting o several measures. they go over how to pay for recommend changed.e things l more staff and replacing old locks on classroom doors and keeping them locked all the time. hiring 18 menl he support staff. this does not include officers or metal detectors. it will happen at jackson middle church.n falls the father at the center of in ours' long amber alert maryland is facing charges. montgomery county police say that dwight perry stabbed his girlfriend in then back during argument. then, took off with his 9-year-o son and 19-month-old daughter. that triggered the amber alert. he surrendered at a firestation.

now, he's charged wit first-degree and second-degree assault. this morning, a family in virginia is planning their 17-year-old son's funeral. conner mcgowan was one of three teenagers inside this jeep on tuesday when it crashed in fliftofli clifton. he was speeding. a girl inside the car was hurt. and a 15-year-old boy is sll bein treated from injuries. papa john steps down from the pizza chain he founded. he used the "n" word in conference call back in may. he resigned as the company's chairman last ght. he issued a statement confirming the report of his language and issued an apology. right now, if you park in a metro garage but don't ride the train, you're paying a nonrider

parking fee. the board is looking at extending a saturday price ke, as well. it's cost an additional $2 to park o saturdays. these fees were set to expire at the end of the month. now, they may be permanent. croatia wins. a comeback. a look at fans storming the streets after their country's historic win yesterday. >> i thought celebrated when the caps won. they have good reason. croatia was down in the first half and managed to force the match into era time. the goal was in at the 108th minute to defeat england 2-1.th will be croatia's first appearance they're taking on france.

>> gut feeling, they're goinllto take thishe way. their momentum is huge. >> they call it the world cup. but there's only eight companies that have won the world cup. d 13 that have gone, right? something like that. >> yeah. it comes down to the same cast of characters normally. it's nice to see t top group. that >> we're down to two teams. >> we want to remind you sunday at 11:00 in t morning, make sure you're followi moises on top of it. he's had great covera. right now, 4:37. coming up, he was paralyzedn the football field. but his w wl toalk won't be broken. hear the inspirational message fr this former georgetown athlete. plus, $40,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a home. up next, the simple wayhey got inside that will have you

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you're watching "news 4 today." >> listen to this. a coup until the edgemore part of bethesda are missing $40,000 worth of jewelry. >> they were saying it was stolen when the company went to run an errand. take a good look at the surveillance video here it shows the two women who police think may haveff pulled the job. a car kept circling the home during the robbery. you can see the h care at one point. the break-in happened a few blocks from a busy downtown area. and police say the door to the home was left ckun.

>> you can't do that, especially if you have that much jewelry laying around the house. >> what strikes me is they knew where to gon o getd get out. it was a quick errand. this morning, a local man is in critical condition after aer roand shooting in atlanta. relatives of christian brodeur contacted news 4 and saide somehot him saturday night. he thought his attackers were his uber ride. they are offering a reward for information thato leads an arrested brodeur is the general manager of millie's spring valley restaurant here in northwest d.c. good morning. 4:42 on a thursday. if you're thinking of spending ool today,me by the it will be a good day for it. not as hot. it will stay i the80s today. if you prefer the beach to the pool. sheena is backith your ten-day forecast, that includes a lot of 90s.

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you're watching news 4 today. >> first day in brussels, president trump is back at the nato summit this morning. they'll have several meets there before heading off to london. tracie potts is following the latest from capitol hill. what is on today's agenda? >> a couple of things. first up, money for the military in afghanistan. trying to fund that through 2 . 2024. we've had thousands of tros ere, many of them from the nato coalition. and also, the future of two countries that want to join nato, ukraine and georgia. both of them are controlled by russia and the nato partners will talk about whether to let them in the group. russia is on their minds as

president trumphe leaves meeting today and heads to london and will sit down with the russian president on monday. the ft agent t was removed from the russia probe over text messages will testify during a public hearing today on capitol hill. peter strzok testified two weeks ago. the agent exchanged anti-trump texts with a colleague, while th worked on the clinton investigation, and briefly for robert mueller. robs wa republicans want answe about possible political bias in the probe. now, to the local county executive race that keeps getting morecomplicated. council member nan florwn is running. she will take on republican rob robin ficker and whoever

the nomination. maght now, they're waiting for certified p results. sinceday marks two wee that deadly rampage at "the capital gazette and free press" in annapolis. the city is going to held a benet concert on july 28th. good charlte will headline the benefit concert. the band i made up of twin brothers that were born in waldorf. five people lost their lives in that shooting. the suspect remains in jail. you could see moreecurity th next time you visit the national zoo. they're going to revi a plan to make changes on how you get into the zoo. it goes from perimeter fencing to close gaps and closes the

e.entrances from 13 to th this comes after the national zoo had several security-relatee ins. it's a rare tool being used crack down onog child pornraphy across the country. we go to new york to show you how canines are on the trail of child predators. >> we're in manhattan. and we'reooking athe newest tool to combat child exploitation cases. it it's a trained canine, that is looking for hidde electronic devices. we followed along as the canine schiffed out drives and components to elude police. the canine is highly trained and inaemand. >> it'are tool.

it's al futuristic tooor us. in a few years, everybody will have this asset. >> you see this new york city field office. but there's newo calls get the canine technology closer to our area becausehere's no shortage of cases in our area. for now, new york city, scott mcfarland. a big change for servicewomen who want to wear theiratural hair. the navy will allow ponytails an other hair stiles. we kno that this new policy allows some women to keep their natural so it can fit in the tight bun. >> thi makes t navy more inclusive. the new standards went intoct ef yesterday. believe it or not, we have

the all-star game coming to town. the all-star fanfest kicks off today at thent conn center. we have a sneak peek with one of the vendors. >> i'm holdinghis back in my hand. how much, whose name is on the m bat, tell about it. >> pretty good player. babe ruth. may have heard ohi a great bat. this is one of the bats that dates to early in his career, 1920, '21 era. you see all of the markings. it's almost 38 ounces. it should be 100 to $200,000 in live auction. >> that's whaol i'mng right now? >> be careful. a great your need to see the history. come down and see these things. >> okay. >> wow.

>> you could just holdth ? >> how was she holding it? >> without gloves and stuff, right? >> i mean, you go to the smith owni iso an. you can imagine what she's going to come up with. >> it will be friday. all of you guys will be crazy. happening today, the nominees for this year's emmye awards will announced at 11:30 this morning. d.c. native and duke ellington school alum, sierra riley will announce that with ryan egggold. it will be up against "game of throne and "stranger things" and "this is us."

>> "will & grace" is expected to bed.nomina and "handmaid'stale" might be nominateri >> i keep h i should be watching that. >> amaze bug dark. >> i heard that, o. >> we're just starting. >> i'm really bad keeping up with shows. the only one i ever really kept up with was "curb your sm."us 'm really bad at keeping up with shows. >> don't act like you don't watch. >> i thought the new season ended.ew >> what is thene? >> "fuller house." >> i haven't seen it. "full house" was myavorite growing up. we have pleasant conditions, actually. if you walk outside, you might be surprised that humidity is a little lower. later today, there's a chance we showers, e one or two mostly east and south of d.c. as we go into the mpekend, the atures will be rising. the next week, we will be hot

and humid with rainnc c. it's ee's 69 degrees. we're nice and dry here,own to the south. a big cluster of thunderstorms moving offs the only rain chance on future weather is mostly east and south of d.c. aouple of showers are starting to formll and w dry out going into tomorrow. if you're exercising today, temperatures by noon will be in the mid-80s. by 5:00 p.m., 88 for a high. low 90s, a little more humid on sunday. we more rain chances as we start next week. let's see what's happening rn theds this morning. >> good morning. outer loop, after georgia avenue, two left lanes are getting by that work zone. looking at other parts ofhe beltway here at 29, looking good, at colesville road. the top here lookinggood. going up and down 95, nice and clear here right now. and 27rom frederick to the

spur is clear, as well. earlier road work, rootute 1 haa little slowdown. a new bill before the d.c. council could bring a change to your benverages. it would outlaw plastic straws. many places have replaced their straws. some places on t d.c. waterfront has found that metal straws can set them apart. >> it's a wow factor. they will take it. they tap it. they play with it i and use like any other straw. >> do they take them home? >> some people have. some people have. >> a d.c. counsel memberaid he will ask for anmendment to the ll. he's speaking an exception from

hospitals and nursing homes that depend on plastic straws for thr patients. the will to walk is motivating a college football player. >> he broke his neck on the field. but the injuryak didn't b his spiril. terrell wliams said he almost lost his life during a georgetown university football game about the thrree years ago. he's been in rehrying to remain positive. >> what gets better will get better, if andhen it gets better. >> his hard work and attitude has paid off. hehi graduated spring. he was able to take a few steps across the stage to h receive diploma. still ahead"nn s 4 today," the cost of your commute could be going up. tails on the proposal to raise tolls on a popular interstate and by how much? the four things you should never buy onwsmazon when "

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"news 4 today" starts now. >> hi. good morning, everybody. i'm angie goff. >> i'm chris lawrence. thank you for joining us. >> wean to get things started with a check on your commute and your forecast. we'll get to melissa in a moment. but first, chuck bell and sheena parveen have joined usith the

latest. how hot are we going to get today? >> it isn't going to be that bad. and chuck coesn'tsider anything under 90 hot. i do. in the upper 80s. you're walking around in the sun, sweating a little bit. >> i got it. not that you can't work up a sweat in 88 degrees. you save the word hot on the graphics. it's all relative. >> like humidity. it's all relative. >> sort of, sure. >> i don't know how that translates. what you need to know about the weather, comfortable morning. temperatures in the 70s and 60s across the region. a warm day, but not as hot as we've seen. we were 94 cyesterday. weld have a shower or two today. the closer you get to the her the ke bay, the h rain chances are going to be today. good morning, melissa. how is the commute doing? >> good morning. the brand-new problem has popped up.